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Urinary α1, microglobulin in lead workers

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  1. Department of Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health, Osaka City University Medical School, 1-4-54, Asahimachi, Abenoku, 545, Osaka, Japan

    Ginji Endo, Yoshitsugu Konishi, Atsuhiko Kiyota & Shun'ichi Horiguchi

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Endo, G., Konishi, Y., Kiyota, A. et al. Urinary α1, microglobulin in lead workers. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 50, 744–749 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00194671

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