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Maïwenn Perrais1,2, Bastien Trächsel3, Sébastien Lenglet1

  • 1Unit of Forensic Chemistry and Toxicology, 658784 University Centre of Legal Medicine Lausanne-Geneva , Geneva University Hospital and University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine
|April 20, 2024
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This study established reference values for trace element (TE) concentrations in the Swiss population using biomonitoring. These findings provide crucial data for understanding TE levels and their health implications in Switzerland.

Keywords:
human biomonitoringinductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS)plasmareference valuestrace elementsurine

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