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Managing mercury exposure in northern Canadian communities

Catherine McLean Pirkle, Gina Muckle and Melanie Lemire
CMAJ October 04, 2016 188 (14) 1015-1023; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.151138
Catherine McLean Pirkle
Office of Public Health Studies (Pirkle), University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu; École de psychologie (Muckle), Université Laval, Laval, Que.; Axe santé des populations et pratiques optimales en santé (Lemire, Muckle), Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec, Québec, Que.
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Gina Muckle
Office of Public Health Studies (Pirkle), University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu; École de psychologie (Muckle), Université Laval, Laval, Que.; Axe santé des populations et pratiques optimales en santé (Lemire, Muckle), Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec, Québec, Que.
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Melanie Lemire
Office of Public Health Studies (Pirkle), University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu; École de psychologie (Muckle), Université Laval, Laval, Que.; Axe santé des populations et pratiques optimales en santé (Lemire, Muckle), Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec, Québec, Que.
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      • How do people in northern Canada become exposed to mercury?
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