Medical geochemical investigations in taking precautionary measures against diseases. protection of human health

Global Nest Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 505-515

  Varnavas, S P ^a   Kalavrouziotis, I K ^b   Karaberou, G ^a   Apostolopoulou, K A ^a   Varnavas, P S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b University of Western Greece   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

And job diseases; Medical geochemistry; Metals in cancer disease; Metals in human health; Metals in nervous diseases; Pb in fetus development; Remediation methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877261975     PISSN: 17907632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.30955/gnj.000842     Document Type: Article

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