Bavarian breast milk survey - Pilot study and future developments

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 210, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 341-344

  Raab, Ulla ^a   Schwegler, Ursula ^a   Preiss, Ursula ^b   Albrecht, Michael ^b   Fromme, Hermann ^a  

^a BAVARIAN HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Germany)

^b Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority   (Germany)

Author keywords

Breast milk monitoring; PBDE; PCB; PCDD; PCDF; PFC

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247218088     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2007.01.033     Document Type: Article

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