Clinical Applications of L-Line X-Ray Fluorescence To Estimate Bone Lead Values in Lead-Poisoned Young Children and in Children,Teenagers,and Adults From Lead-Exposed and Non-Lead-Exposed Suburban Communities in the United States

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3. Key words: blood lead bone lead lead L-x-ray fluorescence.

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