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Original Articles

The Lead Content of Teeth

Evidence Establishing New Minimal Levels of Exposure in a Living Preindustrialized Human Population

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Pages 483-486 | Received 27 Oct 1974, Accepted 27 Jan 1975, Published online: 02 May 2013

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