Lead in women's and children's vitamins

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 56, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 6892-6896

  Mindak, William R ^a   Cheng, John ^a   Canas, Benjamin J ^a   Bolger, P Michael ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryogenic grinding; Dietary supplements; ICP MS; Microwave digestion; Pb; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

LEAD; VITAMIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LACTATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRUG CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LACTATION; LEAD; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; PREGNANCY; VITAMINS;

EID: 51649097724     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf801236w     Document Type: Article

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