Estimating Childhood Multi-Media Lead Exposure: Expanded Exposure/Uptake/Biokinetic Model
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عنوان ژورنال: Chemical Speciation & Bioavailability
سال: 1991
ISSN: 0954-2299,2047-6523
DOI: 10.1080/09542299.1991.11083169