Mercury, dental amalgam, and hearing loss

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 69-70

  Cesarani, Antonio ^a   Minoia, Claudio ^b   Pigatto, Paolo D ^a   Guzzi, Gianpaolo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Laboratory of Environmental and Toxicology Testing   (Italy)

^c Italian Association for Metals and Biocompatibility Research   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; MERCURY DERIVATIVE;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; LETTER;

DENTAL AMALGAM; DENTIST'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MERCURY COMPOUNDS;

EID: 75149160533     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14992020902962439     Document Type: Letter

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