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Levels of selected trace metals in hair of urban and rural adult male population of Pakistan

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan

    W. Ashraf & M. Jaffar

  2. Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan

    D. Mohammad

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Ashraf, W., Jaffar, M. & Mohammad, D. Levels of selected trace metals in hair of urban and rural adult male population of Pakistan. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 54, 207–213 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00197432

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