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Authors
- Ming Jiang
- Lin-Qiao Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2760-8492)
- Kesu Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0445-4101)
- Wanqian Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3741-535X)
- Yanmin Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7307-9408)
- Ying Peng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3255-7498)
- Junhua Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4043-1967)
- Xia Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0728-5065)
- Shan Tang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6290-4265)
Institutions
- Nantong University (CN)
- Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2025-12-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1602943
- Primary Topic
- Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00