The Effects of the Frequency of Fish Consumption on the Blood Mercury Levels in Koreans
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Kim, Chan-Woo
(Department of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Masan Samsung Hospital, College of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University)
Kim, Young-Wook (Department of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Masan Samsung Hospital, College of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University) Chae, Chang-Ho (Department of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Masan Samsung Hospital, College of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University) Son, Jun-Seok (Department of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Masan Samsung Hospital, College of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University) Park, Seung-Hyun (Department of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Masan Samsung Hospital, College of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University) Koh, Jae-Chul (University, Department of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, College of Medicine, Korea University) Kim, Dae-Seon (Ministry of Environment, National Institute of Environmental Research (NER)) |
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