Comparison of Total and Inorganic Arsenic Contamination in Grain and Processed Grain Foods
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Eun-Jin, Baek
(Food and Drug Research Division, Gyeonggi Province Institute of Health and Environment)
Myung-Gil, Kim (Food and Drug Research Division, Gyeonggi Province Institute of Health and Environment) Hyun-Jue, Kim (Food and Drug Research Division, Gyeonggi Province Institute of Health and Environment) Jin-Hee, Sung (Food and Drug Research Division, Gyeonggi Province Institute of Health and Environment) You-Jin, Lee (Food and Drug Research Division, Gyeonggi Province Institute of Health and Environment) Shin-Hye, Kwak (Food and Drug Research Division, Gyeonggi Province Institute of Health and Environment) Eun-Bin, Lee (Food and Drug Research Division, Gyeonggi Province Institute of Health and Environment) Hye-Jin, Kim (Food and Drug Research Division, Gyeonggi Province Institute of Health and Environment) Won-Joo, Lee (Food and Drug Research Division, Gyeonggi Province Institute of Health and Environment) Myung-Jin, Lee (Food and Drug Research Division, Gyeonggi Province Institute of Health and Environment) |
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