Zinc Toxicity in Humans

Encyclopedia of Environmental Health

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 801-807

  Nriagu, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Accidental Zinc Poisoning; Dermal Exposure; Dietary Reference Values for Zinc; Fever; Metal Fume Fever; Ocular Toxicity; Prion Proteins; Zinc Chloride; Zinc Deficiency; Zinc Binding Proteins

Indexed keywords

EID: 80555127653     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52272-6.00675-9     Document Type: Chapter

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