Aggressive approach in the treatment of acute lead encephalopathy with an extraordinarily high concentration of lead

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 152, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1100-1104

  Gordon, Robert A ^a   Roberts, Gerard ^b   Amin, Zubair ^b   Williams, Robert H ^c   Paloucek, Frank P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMERCAPROL; EDETATE CALCIUM DISODIUM; EDETIC ACID; LEAD; PAINT; SUCCIMER;

ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CHELATION THERAPY; CHILD; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEAD POISONING; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031737377     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.152.11.1100     Document Type: Article

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