The Ieubk Model for Lead Blood Burden Prediction in Children used in the Exploration and Remediation of the Upper Meža Valley Environment

Zdravstveno Varstvo

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 76-85

  Ivartnik, Matej ^a   Eržen, Ivan ^b  

^a Zavod za zdravstveno varstvo Ravne   (Slovenia)

^b Ministrstvo za Zdravje   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

blood lead; children; IEUBK model; Upper Me a Valley

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862930157     PISSN: 03510026     EISSN: 18542476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10152-010-0008-7     Document Type: Article

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