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Lead concentration in meat from lead-killed moose and predicted human exposure using Monte Carlo simulation

M. Lindboe Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, PO Box 8146 Dep, NO-0033 Oslo, Norway
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E.N. Henrichsen Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, PO Box 8146 Dep, NO-0033 Oslo, Norway
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H.R. Høgåsen Norwegian Veterinary Institute, PO Box 750 Sentrum, NO-0106 Oslo, Norway
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A. Bernhoft Norwegian Veterinary Institute, PO Box 750 Sentrum, NO-0106 Oslo, NorwayCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 1052-1057 | Received 14 Nov 2011, Accepted 23 Mar 2012, Published online: 24 Apr 2012

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