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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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Epidemiology of Psychological Distress

By Aline Drapeau, Alain Marchand and Dominic Beaulieu-Prévost

Part of the book: Mental Illnesses

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Treatment of Colorectal Stricture After Circular Stapling Anastomoses

By S. Shimada, M. Kuramoto, A. Matsuo, S. Ikeshima, H. Kuhara, K. Eto and H. Baba

Part of the book: Current Concepts in Colonic Disorders

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Inflammation and Chronic Kidney Disease: Current Approaches and Recent Advances

By Simona Mihai, Elena Codrici, Ionela Daniela Popescu, Ana-Maria Enciu, Laura Georgiana Necula, Gabriela Anton and Cristiana Tanase

Part of the book: Chronic Kidney Disease

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Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection and Cancer

By Lorena Loarca, Joseph A. Fraietta, Vanessa Pirrone, Zsofia Szep and Brian Wigdahl

Part of the book: HIV/AIDS

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