The Relationship between Fish Consumption and Blood Mercury Levels in Residents of Busan Metropolitan City and Gyeongnam Province |
Kim, Chan Woo
(Department of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Samsung Changwon Hospital, College of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University)
Kim, Young Wook (Department of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Samsung Changwon Hospital, College of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University) Chae, Chang Ho (Department of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Samsung Changwon Hospital, College of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University) Son, Jun Seok (Department of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Samsung Changwon Hospital, College of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University) Kim, Ja Hyeon (Department of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Samsung Changwon Hospital, College of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University) Park, Hyoung Ouk (Department of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Samsung Changwon Hospital, College of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University) Kang, Yune-Sik (Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University & Institute of Health Sciences) Kim, Jang-Rak (Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University & Institute of Health Sciences) Hong, Young Seoub (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Dong-A University) Kim, Dae-Seon (Environmental Health Research Division, Environmental Health Research Department, National Institute of Environment Research) Jeong, Baek Geun (Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University & Institute of Health Sciences) |
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