Examining the association between blood manganese and lead levels in schoolchildren in four selected regions of South Africa.

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Published in Environ Res on October 16, 2006

Authors

Halina B Röllin1, Angela Mathee, Jonathan Levin, Penny Theodorou, Halina Tassell, Ina Naik, Francois Wewers

Author Affiliations

1: South African Medical Research Council, P.O. Box 87373, Houghton 2041, South Africa. hrollin@mrc.ac.za

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