Mercury in hair as a biomarker of exposure in a coastal Venezuelan population

Investigacion Clinica

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 305-315

  Rojas, Maritza ^a,c,d   Nakamura, Kunihiko ^b   Seijas, David ^c   Squillante, G ^c   Pieters, Maria Alejandra ^c   Infante, Saba ^c  

^a MRM CONSULTOX   (Venezuela)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MINAMATA DISEASE   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE CARABOBO   (Venezuela)

^d University of Carabobo ^*  (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Exposure; Mercury; Mercury in hair

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; METHYLMERCURY DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; HAIR; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; VENEZUELA; ADULT; ANIMAL; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EVALUATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FISHERIES; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HABITS; HAIR; HUMANS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MALE; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTORS; VENEZUELA; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 38149138167     PISSN: 05355133     EISSN: 05355133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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