Some dietary predictors of plasma organochlorine concentrations in an elderly german population

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 147-155

  Devoto, Emily ^a   Kohlmeier, Lenore ^a   Heeschen, W ^b  

^a IL   (United States)

^b FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION AND FOOD   (Germany)

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EID: 85011144139     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00039896.1998.10545976     Document Type: Article

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