Thallium toxicity in humans

Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 111-119

  Cvjetko, Petra ^a   Cvjetko, Ivan ^b   Pavlica, Mirjana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Alopecia; Environmental contamination; Heavy metals; Neuropathy; Peripheral

Indexed keywords

THALLIUM;

DETOXIFICATION; DRUG METABOLISM; FOOD INTAKE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INTOXICATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLLUTION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

HUMANS; THALLIUM;

EID: 77950295466     PISSN: 00041254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/10004-1254-61-2010-1976     Document Type: Review

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