Epidemiological evidence on methylmercury neurotoxicity

Methylmercury and Neurotoxicity

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 13-35

  Julvez, Jordi ^a   Yorifuji, Takashi ^b   Choi, Anna L ^a   Grandjean, Philippe ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 84994166183     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-2383-6_2     Document Type: Chapter

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