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Mercury in women exposed to methylmercury through fish consumption, and in their newborn babies and breast milk

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Skerfving, S. Mercury in women exposed to methylmercury through fish consumption, and in their newborn babies and breast milk. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 41, 475–482 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02020989

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