Lead poisoning from an unexpected source in a 4-month-old infant

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 313-316

  Shannon, Michael ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Infancy; Lead poisoning

Indexed keywords

EDETATE CALCIUM DISODIUM; LEAD; PAINT; PENICILLAMINE; SUCCIMER;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; CASE REPORT; CHELATION THERAPY; DUST; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PROCESSING; HUMAN; INFANT; INGESTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MALE; NEUROTOXICITY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PARENT; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031880629     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.98106313     Document Type: Article

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