The effect of 2,3 dimercaptosuccinic acid in the treatment of lead poisoning in adults

Annals of Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 83-85

  Lifshitz, Matityahu ^a   Hashkanazi, Ruth ^b   Phillip, Moshe ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

2,3 dimercaptosuccinic acid; Lead poisoning

Indexed keywords

LEAD; SUCCIMER;

ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BONE; CHELATION THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031033114     PISSN: 07853890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07853899708998747     Document Type: Article

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