Health concerns of heavy metals and metalloids

Science Progress

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 73-88

  Cooksey, Chris ^a  

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Author keywords

Cadmium; Environmental poison; Mercury and arsenic; Toxicity of lead

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859054655     PISSN: 00368504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3184/003685012X13286247093244     Document Type: Article

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