Determination of mercury, cadmium and lead in human milk in Iran

Toxicology and Industrial Health

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 820-823

  Goudarzi, Ma ^a   Parsaei, P ^a   Nayebpour, F ^a   Rahimi, E ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

breast milk; heavy metals; industrial area; pollution; Toxic trace elements

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; GRAPHITE; LEAD; MERCURY;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BREAST MILK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; LACTATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PUERPERIUM;

BREAST MILK; HEAVY METALS; INDUSTRIAL AREA; POLLUTION; TOXIC TRACE ELEMENTS;

CADMIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAN; LACTATION; LEAD; MERCURY; MILK, HUMAN; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC;

EID: 84885110347     PISSN: 07482337     EISSN: 14770393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748233712445047     Document Type: Article

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