Historical perspective on lead biokinetic models.
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Historical perspective on lead biokinetic models.
A historical review of the development of biokinetic model of lead is presented. Biokinetics is interpreted narrowly to mean only physiologic processes happening within the body. Proceeding chronologically, for each epoch, the measurements of lead in the body are presented along with mathematical models in an attempt to trace the convergence of observations from two disparate fields--occupation...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Environmental Health Perspectives
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0091-6765,1552-9924
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.98106s61461