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Eliminating the Medical Sources of Childhood Methylmercury Exposure

  • Document Type: PDF
  • Language: English
  • Tags: Mercury, Thimerosal, bioaccumulate, dental amalgam, mercury-free health care, sphygmomanometers

A resolution passed by the House of Delegates, Illinois State Medical Society in April 12, 2003 eliminating medical sources of childhood methylmercury exposure.

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PDF icon Mercury_Resolution_ISMS.pdf

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