Relationship between dietary mercury intake and blood mercury level in Korea

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 176-182

  You, Chang Hun ^a   Kim, Byoung Gwon ^a,b   Kim, Yu Mi ^a,b   Lee, Sang Ah ^c   Kim, Rock Bum ^a,b   Seo, Jeong Wook ^a   Hong, Young Seoub ^a,b  

^a Department of Preventive Medicine ^*  (South Korea)

^b Dong A University   (South Korea)

^c Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adult; Blood mercury; Dietary exposure; Food analysis; Korea; Seafood

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD MERCURY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIETARY EXPOSURE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD ANALYSIS; HUMAN; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEA FOOD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; BLOOD MERCURY; DIETARY EXPOSURE; FOOD ANALYSIS; KOREA; SEAFOOD;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; MALE; MERCURY; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEAFOOD; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84907614923     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2014.29.2.176     Document Type: Article

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