Hair mercury measurement in Egyptian autistic children
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Age-dependent lower or higher levels of hair mercury in autistic children than in healthy controls.
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عنوان ژورنال: Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1110-8630
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmhg.2010.10.007