Human biomonitoring for metals in Italian urban adolescents: Data from Latium Region

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 215, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 185-190

  Pino, Anna ^a   Amato, Antonio ^b   Alimonti, Alessandro ^a   Mattei, Daniela ^a   Bocca, Beatrice ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b National Association against Microcytemia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Human biomonitoring; Metal exposure; Reference values

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATION; PARENT; POLLUTANT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; METALS, HEAVY; OCCUPATIONS; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SMOKING; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84857356899     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2011.07.015     Document Type: Article

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