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Levels and profiles of pentabromodiphenyl ether contaminants in human breast milk from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Sobhy M. Yakout, Ahmed M. Isa, Amel A. El-Sayed and Ibrahim M. Aziz
Saudi Medical Journal May 2023, 44 (5) 450-455; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2023.44.5.20220902

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