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Validity of hair cadmium in detecting chronic cadmium exposure in general populations

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Fréry, N., Girard, F., Moreau, P. et al. Validity of hair cadmium in detecting chronic cadmium exposure in general populations. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 50, 736–743 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00194670

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