Hair methylmercury and therapeutic monitoring

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 665-667

  Dórea, José G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC; DENTAL ALLOY; ETHYLMERCURY DERIVATIVE; METHYLMERCURY; THIOMERSAL; VACCINE;

CHILD HEALTH; CORN; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD INTAKE; HAIR LEVEL; HUMAN; LETTER; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICE; SEA FOOD; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ANIMALS; DRUG MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HAIR; HUMANS; INFANT; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; PREGNANCY; PRESERVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL; TETANUS TOXOID; THIMEROSAL;

EID: 77957280354     PISSN: 01634356     EISSN: 15363694     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/FTD.0b013e3181f1b6b3     Document Type: Letter

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