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Research Article

Biomonitoring of mercury in patients with complaints attributed to dental amalgam, healthy amalgam bearers, and amalgam-free subjects: A diagnostic study

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Pages 133-140 | Received 04 Sep 2006, Accepted 07 Mar 2007, Published online: 07 Oct 2008

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