The Content and Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Herbal Medicines used for Food and Drug
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Cho, In-Soon
(Seoul Metropolitan Government Research Institute of Public Health and Environment)
Kim, Su-Jin (Seoul Metropolitan Government Research Institute of Public Health and Environment) Park, Ae-Suk (Seoul Metropolitan Government Research Institute of Public Health and Environment) Kim, Jin-Ah (Seoul Metropolitan Government Research Institute of Public Health and Environment) Jang, Jung-Im (Seoul Metropolitan Government Research Institute of Public Health and Environment) Lee, Sung-Deuk (Seoul Metropolitan Government Research Institute of Public Health and Environment) Yu, In-Sil (Seoul Metropolitan Government Research Institute of Public Health and Environment) Shin, Yong-Seung (Seoul Metropolitan Government Research Institute of Public Health and Environment) |
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