Pregnant and Childbearing-age Women's Knowledge and Awareness of Human Mercury Exposure Risks in Korea |
Kim, Yu-Mi
(Dong-A University College of Medicine Department of Preventive Medicine & Dong-A University Heavy Metal Exposure Environmental Health Center)
Seo, Jeong-Wook (Dong-A University College of Medicine Department of Preventive Medicine & Dong-A University Heavy Metal Exposure Environmental Health Center) Choi, Sung-Yong (Soonchunhyang University Gumi Hospital, the Environmental Health Center for Hazardous Gas Exposure) Woo, Kuck-Hyeun (Soonchunhyang University Gumi Hospital, the Environmental Health Center for Hazardous Gas Exposure) Oh, Inbo (Environmental Health Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Kim, Yangho (Environmental Health Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Kim, Byoung-Gwon (Dong-A University College of Medicine Department of Preventive Medicine & Dong-A University Heavy Metal Exposure Environmental Health Center) Hong, Young-Seoub (Dong-A University College of Medicine Department of Preventive Medicine & Dong-A University Heavy Metal Exposure Environmental Health Center) |
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