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Archives of Environmental Health: An International Journal Volume 26, 1973 - Issue 4
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Hair as a Biopsy Material

Leslie M. Klevay MO, SD Hyg US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Human Nutrition Research Division, Human Nutrition Laboratory, 58201, 2420 Second Ave N, Grand Forks, ND, USA
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Grand Forks ND Kettering Laboratory, Cincinnati
Pages 169-172 | Received 02 May 1972, Accepted 15 Sep 1972, Published online: 02 May 2013

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