Toenail mercury and dietary fish consumption

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 25-30

  Rees, Judy R ^a   Sturup, Stefan ^b   Chen, Celia ^c   Folt, Carol ^c   Karagas, Margaret R ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c Dartmouth College   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Exposure assessment; Fish consumption; Mercury; Metals

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NAIL; POLLUTION; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHELLFISH; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANIMALS; DIET; FISHES; HUMANS; MERCURY; NAILS; NEW HAMPSHIRE; PILOT PROJECTS; SEAFOOD;

EID: 33947269285     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jes.7500516     Document Type: Article

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