Boron: Environmental Exposure and Human Health

Encyclopedia of Environmental Health

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 442-445

  Korkmaz, M ^a  

^a CELAL BAYAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anticarcinogenic agents; Beneficial effects; Boron; Cancer; Daily exposure; Daily intake; Environment; Male fertility; Pollution; Risk assessment; Toxicokinetics; Toxicology; Trace element

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888114602     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52272-6.00376-7     Document Type: Chapter

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