Copper in human health

International Journal of Environment and Health

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 608-620

  Araya, Magdalena ^a   Olivares, Manuel ^a   Pizarro, Fernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

copper; copper indicators; exposure; humans

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650420699     PISSN: 17434955     EISSN: 17434963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJENVH.2007.018578     Document Type: Article

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