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Elevated iron levels in hair from steel mill workers in Karachi, Pakistan

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  1. Toxicology Program, St. John's University, 11439, Jamaica, New York

    I. Siraj Jamall

  2. Staff Health Clinic, Pipri Steel Mills, Karachi, Pakistan

    R. A. Jaffer

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Jamall, I.S., Jaffer, R.A. Elevated iron levels in hair from steel mill workers in Karachi, Pakistan. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 39, 608–614 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01698452

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