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Toxicological & Environmental Chemistry Volume 90, 2008 - Issue 4
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High blood lead levels amongst Hinayana Buddhist monks: A possible effect due to daily exposure to joss stick and candle smoke

Viroj Wiwanitkit Department of Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Bangkok, 10330, ThailandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jamsai Suwansaksri Department of Clinical Chemistry, Faculty of Allied Health Science, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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Suphan Soogarun Department of Clinical Microscopy, Faculty of Allied Health Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
Pages 639-641 | Received 30 Aug 2007, Accepted 25 Sep 2007, Published online: 20 Oct 2008

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