Heavy metals and health

West Indian Medical Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 63-65

  Arowolo, T A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; BISMUTH; CADMIUM; CERIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; GALLIUM; GASOLINE; GOLD; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; MERCURY; NICKEL; PLATINUM; SILVER; TELLURIUM; THALLIUM; TIN; URANIUM; VANADIUM; XENOBIOTIC AGENT; ZINC;

ARSENIC POISONING; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CADMIUM POISONING; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LEAD POISONING; MERCURIALISM; METAL INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLLUTANT; POLLUTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; TOXIC WASTE; UNITED STATES;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; HUMANS; LEAD; MERCURY; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 2942644053     PISSN: 00433144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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