Lead poisoning associated with the use of ayurvedic metal-mineral tonics

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 417-423

  Prpi Maji, Danica ^a   Pizent, Alica ^a   Jurasovi, Jasna ^a   Pongrai, Jadranka ^a   Restek Samarija, Nada ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Croatia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AYURVEDIC DRUG; EDETATE CALCIUM DISODIUM; ERYTHROCYTE PROTOPORPHYRIN; HYDROLYASE; SUCCIMER;

ADULT; AGED; CHELATION THERAPY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MALE; META ANALYSIS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADULT; AGED; CAPSULES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROATIA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC TESTS; HUMANS; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; MALE; MEDICINE, AYURVEDIC; MIDDLE AGED; PORPHOBILINOGEN SYNTHASE; PROTOPORPHYRINS; TABLETS;

EID: 0029682620     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15563659609013812     Document Type: Conference Paper

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