Population correlates of circulating mercury levels in Korean adults: The Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey IV

BMC Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Cho, Seongbeom ^a   Jacobs, David R ^b   Park, Kyong ^c  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c Yeungnam University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Blood mercury; Correlates; Fish intake; Korean adults

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

ADULT; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION; SOUTH KOREA;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; FEMALE; FISHES; FOOD ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MERCURY; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA;

EID: 84904057628     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-527     Document Type: Article

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