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Epidemiology of Psychological Distress

By Aline Drapeau, Alain Marchand and Dominic Beaulieu-Prévost

Part of the book: Mental Illnesses

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Mechanism and Health Effects of Heavy Metal Toxicity in Humans

By Godwill Azeh Engwa, Paschaline Udoka Ferdinand, Friday Nweke Nwalo and Marian N. Unachukwu

Part of the book: Poisoning in the Modern World

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Heavy Metals and Human Health

By Simone Morais, Fernando Garcia e Costa and Maria de Lourdes Pereira

Part of the book: Environmental Health

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Herbal Medicines in African Traditional Medicine

By Ezekwesili-Ofili Josephine Ozioma and Okaka Antoinette Nwamaka Chinwe

Part of the book: Herbal Medicine

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Control of Clinical Laboratory Errors by FMEA Model

By Hoda Sabati, Amin Mohsenzadeh and Nooshin Khelghati

Part of the book: Contemporary Topics in Patient Safety

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Mechanism and Health Effects of Heavy Metal Toxicity in Humans

By Godwill Azeh Engwa, Paschaline Udoka Ferdinand, Friday Nweke Nwalo and Marian N. Unachukwu

Part of the book: Poisoning in the Modern World

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Anesthesia Management for Large-Volume Liposuction

By Sergio Granados-Tinajero, Carlos Buenrostro-Vásquez, Cecilia Cárdenas-Maytorena and Marcela Contreras-López

Part of the book: Anesthesia Topics for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

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