A review of events that expose children to elemental mercury in the United States;Uma revisão dos eventos que expõem as crianças ao elemento mercúrio nos Estados Unidos

Ciencia e Saude Coletiva

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 585-598

  Lee, Robin ^a   Middleton, Dan ^a   Caldwell, Kathleen ^b   Dearwent, Steve ^a   Jones, Steven ^a   Lewis, Brian ^c   Monteilh, Carolyn ^d   Mortensen, Mary Ellen ^b   Nickle, Richard ^a   Orloff, Kenneth ^a   Reger, Meghan ^a   Risher, John ^a   Rogers, Helen Schurz ^b   Watters, Michelle ^a  

^a AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c an HP Company

^d TKC Integration Services

Author keywords

Children; Elemental mercury; Environmental health; Exposure; United States

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953240190     PISSN: 14138123     EISSN: 16784561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1413-81232010000200035     Document Type: Review

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