Inorganic boron health effects in humans: An aid to risk assessment and clinical judgment

Journal of Trace Elements in Experimental Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 175-184

  Culver, B Dwight ^a   Hubbard, Susan A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Borax Europe Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute effects; Blood concentrations; Borax; Boric acid; Chronic effects

Indexed keywords

BORATE SODIUM; BORIC ACID; BORON;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DEPRESSION; DERMATITIS; DIARRHEA; ERYTHEMA; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN ABSORPTION; VOMITING;

EID: 0030431369     PISSN: 0896548X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-670X(1996)9:4<175::AID-JTRA5>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Conference Paper

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