Concentration distributions of elements in umbilical cord blood in Taiwan

Taiwan Journal of Public Health

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 420-434

  Liu, Jyung Hung ^a   Wu, Hui Chen ^a   Chen, Pau Cheng ^a   Leon Guo, Yue Liang ^a,b   Hwang, Yaw Huei ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Cord blood; Lead; Mercury; Metal

Indexed keywords

EID: 76749149632     PISSN: 10232141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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