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Toxicological & Environmental Chemistry Volume 91, 2009 - Issue 1
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Classification of occupations at risk in Thailand for lead exposure using blood lead levels as a biomarker

V. Wiwanitkit Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, ThailandCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 75-78 | Received 08 Feb 2008, Published online: 23 Feb 2009

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