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Environmental contaminants as biomarkers of fish intake: a case for hair mercury concentrations

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Dórea, J. Environmental contaminants as biomarkers of fish intake: a case for hair mercury concentrations. Eur J Clin Nutr 65, 419–420 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/ejcn.2010.177

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