Selenium status and intake influences mercury exposure risk assessments

Selenium in the Environment and Human Health - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Selenium in the Environment and Human Health

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 203-205

  Ralston, N V C ^a   Raymond, L J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

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