Korea National Survey for Environmental Pollutants in the Human Body 2008: Heavy metals in the blood or urine of the Korean population

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 215, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 449-457

  Lee, Jong Wha ^a   Lee, Chae Kwan ^b   Moon, Chan Seok ^c   Choi, In Ja ^d   Lee, Kee Jae ^e   Yi, Seung Muk ^f   Jang, Bong Ki ^a   Yoon, Byoung jun ^e   Kim, Dae Seon ^g   Peak, Domyung ^f   Sul, Donggeun ^h   Oh, Eunha ⁱ   Im, Hosub ⁱ   Kang, Hee Sook ^j   Kim, JeoungHee ^k   Lee, Jong Tae ^l   Kim, Kisok ^m   Park, Kyung Lyoul ⁿ   Ahn, Ryoungme ^o   Park, Seok Hwan ^p   Kim, Seong Cheon ^q   Park, Choong Hee ^g   Lee, Jin Heon ^j   more..

^a Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

^b Inje University   (South Korea)

^c Catholic University of Pusan   (South Korea)

^d Wonjin Institutes for Occupational and Environment Health   (South Korea)

^e Korea National Open University   (South Korea)

^f Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^g National Institute of Biological Resources   (South Korea)

^h Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

ⁱ NeoDin Medical Institute   (South Korea)

^j Kongju National University   (South Korea)

^k Kwangju Women University   (South Korea)

^l Korea University   (South Korea)

^m Keimyung University   (South Korea)

ⁿ Dongduk Women's University ^*  (South Korea)

^o Dongduk Women's University   (South Korea)

^p Seowon University   (South Korea)

^q Kunsan National University   (South Korea)

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Author keywords

Arsenic; Cadmium; Korean; Lead; Manganese; Mercury

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POLLUTANT; SOUTH KOREA; STATISTICS; URINE;

ADULT; AGED; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; METALS, HEAVY; MIDDLE AGED; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862810857     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2012.01.002     Document Type: Article

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