The benefits of pre- and post-challenge urine heavy metal testing: part 1

Alternative Medicine Review

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-8

  Crinnion, Walter J ^a  

^a BASTYR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CHELATING AGENT; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MERCURY;

ABSORPTION; BLADDER; BLOOD; BODY BURDEN; CHELATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEAVY METAL POISONING; HUMAN; MICTURITION; PHYSICIAN; PROVOCATION TEST; RANDOM SAMPLE; REVIEW; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; URINALYSIS; URINE; URINE LEVEL;

ADULT; BODY BURDEN; CADMIUM; CADMIUM POISONING; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CREATININE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; LEAD; MALE; MERCURY; MERCURY POISONING; METALS, HEAVY; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 65349104007     PISSN: 10895159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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