Levels and predictors of urinary nickel concentrations of children in Germany: Results from the German Environmental Survey on children (GerES IV)

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 216, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 163-169

  Wilhelm, Michael ^a   Wittsiepe, Jürgen ^a   Seiwert, Margarete ^b   Hünken, Andreas ^b   Becker, Kerstin ^b   Conrad, André ^b   Schulz, Christine ^b   Kolossa Gehring, Marike ^b  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b UMWELTBUNDESAMT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Children; Environmental medicine; GerES IV; German Environmental Survey; Germany; Human biomonitoring; Nickel; Predictors; Urine

Indexed keywords

COTININE; CREATININE; DRINKING WATER; NICKEL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CACAO; CEREAL; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; NUT; POLLUTANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; URINE;

ADOLESCENT; CACAO; CEREALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COTININE; CREATININE; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; NICKEL; NUTS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

CORYLUS; THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 84873056674     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2012.03.008     Document Type: Article

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