Mercury in the environment: Sources, toxicities, and prevention of exposure

Pediatric Annals

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 437-442

  Johnson, Christine L ^a,b,c  

^a Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c Department of Pediatrics ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY;

ACUTE TOXICITY; CHRONIC TOXICITY; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MERCURIALISM; PEDIATRICIAN; PLACENTA PERFUSION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; REVIEW; SCHOOL;

EID: 3142729434     PISSN: 00904481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/0090-4481-20040701-08     Document Type: Review

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