Higher serum heavy metal may be related with higher serum gamma-glutamyltransferase concentration in Koreans: Analysis of the Fifth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES V-1, 2, 2010, 2011)

Korean Journal of Family Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 74-80

  Kim, Sung Jin ^a   Han, Sung Woo ^a   Lee, Duck Joo ^a   Kim, Kwang Min ^a   Joo, Nam Seok ^a  

^a Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cadmium; gamma Glutamyltransferase; Mercury

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897930347     PISSN: 20056443     EISSN: 20926715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4082/kjfm.2014.35.2.74     Document Type: Article

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