Toxic metals in selected traditional Chinese medicinals

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 453-456

  Espinoza, Edgard O ^a   Mann, Mary Jacque ^a   Bleasdell, Bob ^b   DeKorte, Steve ^b   Cox, Marcus ^b  

^a US Fish and Wildlife National Forensics Laboratory   (United States)

^b Southern Oregon State Collage   (United States)

Author keywords

alternative medicine; arsenic poisoning; forensic science; mercury poisoning; traditional Chinese medicine

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; HEAVY METAL; MERCURY;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; DRUG TOXICITY; HERBAL MEDICINE; INTOXICATION; MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE DOSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 0029949346     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs13934j     Document Type: Article

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