Effects of nationwide addition of selenium to fertilizers on foods and animal and human health in Finland

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 111-112

  Alfthan, G ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

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