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Clinical problems interpreting mercury levels

Experience from mercury exposed chloralkali workers

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  1. OccuPatient Medical Services, P.O. Box 271356, 37227-1356, Nashville, TN, USA

    Renata Bluhm

  2. Center for Clinical Pharmacology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 15213-2582, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Robert A. Branch

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Bluhm, R., Branch, R.A. Clinical problems interpreting mercury levels. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 68, 421–424 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00377863

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