The influence of urinary flow rate on mercury excretion in children

Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 31-35

  Trachtenberg, Felicia ^a   Barregård, Lars ^b   McKinlay, Sonja ^a  

^a NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Children; Mercury; Urinary flow rate

Indexed keywords

AMALGAM; CREATININE; MERCURY;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE CLEARANCE; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TOOTH FILLING; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION; URINE FLOW RATE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CREATININE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MERCURY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; URINE;

EID: 73449144733     PISSN: 0946672X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2009.06.003     Document Type: Article

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