Biomarkers of selenium status in the amazonian context: Blood, urine and sequential hair segments

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 213-222

  Lemire, Melanie ^a   Mergler, Donna ^a   Huel, Guy ^b   Passos, Carlos J S ^a,d   Fillion, Myriam ^a   Philibert, Aline ^a   Guimarães, Jean R D ^c   Rheault, Isabelle ^a   Borduas, Julie ^a   Normand, Gabrielle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazilian Amazon; Exposure assessment; Se status; Seasonal variations; Sequential hair; Urine; Whole blood

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRAZIL; DEMOGRAPHY; FOOD SUPPLY; HAIR; RIVERS; RURAL POPULATION; SEASONS; SELENIUM;

EID: 58449101228     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jes.2008.14     Document Type: Article

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