National estimates of blood lead, cadmium, and mercury levels in the Korean general adult population.

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Published in Int Arch Occup Environ Health on March 03, 2010

Authors

Nam-Soo Kim1, Byung-Kook Lee

Author Affiliations

1: Institute of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, 646 Eupnae-ri, Shinchang-myun, Asan, Choongnam, 336-745, Korea.

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