Amalgam toxicity - Environmental and occupational hazards

Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 359-365

  Hörsted Bindslev, Preben ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AARHUS   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Amalgam; Body burden; Environment; Mercury; Neuropathology; Reproduction; Waste

Indexed keywords

AMALGAM; MERCURY;

DENTAL CLINIC; DENTISTRY; ENVIRONMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDLINE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PUBLICATION; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; TOXICITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 2942579251     PISSN: 03005712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdent.2004.02.002     Document Type: Article

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