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Fractional Mercury Levels in Brazilian Gold Refiners and Miners

Steven E. Aks The Toxikon Consortium, Cook County Hospital, University of Illinois Hospital, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois; The Department of Emergency Medicine, Mercy Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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Timothy Erickson The Toxikon Consortium, Cook County Hospital, University of Illinois Hospital, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois; The Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois
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Fernando J. P. Branches Santarem, Para, Brazil
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Conrad Naleway The American Dental Association, Chicago, Illinois
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Hwai-Nan Chou The American Dental Association, Chicago, Illinois
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Paul Levy The School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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Daniel Hryhorczuk The Toxikon Consortium, Cook County Hospital, University of Illinois Hospital, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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Pages 1-10 | Published online: 25 Sep 2008

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