Intravenous self-administration of metallic mercury: Report of a case with a 5-year follow-up

Journal of Toxicology - Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 83-87

  Torres Alanís, Oscar ^a   Garza Ocañas, Lourdes ^a   Piñeyro López, Alfredo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHELATING AGENT; MERCURY; UNITHIOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHELATION THERAPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREMOR; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 0031041798     PISSN: 07313810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15563659709001170     Document Type: Article

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