Assessment of dietary exposure to some persistent organic pollutants in the Republic of Karakalpakstan of Uzbekistan.

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Published in Environ Health Perspect on August 01, 2003

Authors

Nigina Muntean1, Marco Jermini, Ian Small, Dennis Falzon, Peter Fürst, Giacomo Migliorati, Giampiero Scortichini, Anna Francesca Forti, Elke Anklam, Christoph von Holst, Bakhtier Niyazmatov, Shakub Bahkridinov, Roger Aertgeerts, Roberto Bertollini, Cristina Tirado, Anthony Kolb

Author Affiliations

1: Médecins sans Frontières--Holland, Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

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