Bone lead in the prehistoric population of gran canaria

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 405-410

  Gonzalez Reimers, E ^a   Arnay De La Rosa, M ^b   Velasco Vazquez, J ^b   Galindo Martin, L ^b   Delgado Ureta, E ^b   Santolaria Fernandez, F ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE CANARIAS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

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EID: 4244132507     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6300(1999)11:3<405::AID-AJHB11>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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