Concentration of some heavy metals in cattle reared in the vicinity of a metallurgic industry.
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KORÉNEKOVÁ, Beáta - SKALICKÁ, Magdaléna - NAĎ, Pavel. Concentration of some heavy metals in cattle reared in the vicinity of a metallurgic industry. In: Veterinarski arhiv. 2002. ISSN 0372-5480, Roč. 72, č. 5 (2002), s. 259-267.
Rok vydania:
2002
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ADE - Vedecké práce v ostatných zahraničných časopisoch
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Veterinarski arhiv
Roč. 72, č. 5 (2002), s. 259-267
Krajina vydania:
Chorvátsko
ISSN:
0372-5480
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neuvedená
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26 - H-index, 0.128 - SJR, Q4 - SJR Best Q
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anglický
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