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Variation in thyroid hormone levels is associated with elevated blood mercury levels among artisanal small-scale miners in Ghana

BACKGROUND: Mercury can be very toxic to human health even at low dose of exposure. Artisanal small-scale miners (ASGMs) use mercury in gold production, hence are at risk of mercury-induced organ dysfunction. AIM: We determined the association between mercury exposure, thyroid function and work-rela...

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Autores principales: Afrifa, Justice, Ogbordjor, Wisdom Djange, Duku-Takyi, Ruth
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6117084/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30161259
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0203335