Toxic effects of arsenic on human erythrocytes

The Global Arsenic Problem: Challenges for Safe Water Production

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 37-48

  Suwalsky, Mario ^a   Rivera, Cecilia ^a   Villena, Fernando ^a   Sotomayor, Carlos P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE VALPARAÍSO   (Chile)

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EID: 79957853225     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/b10537     Document Type: Chapter

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