Lead poisoning from drinking Kombucha tea brewed in a ceramic pot

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 169, Issue 11-12, 1998, Pages 644-646

  Phan, Tri Giang ^a   Estell, Jane ^a,c   Duggin, Geoffrey ^a,b   Beer, Ian ^a   Smith, Diane ^a   Ferson, Mark J ^a  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c S Eastern Sydney Public Health Unit   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD; PIGMENT;

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERAMICS; CHELATION THERAPY; CRYSTAL; DRINKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MALE; WINE;

EID: 0032556705     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1998.tb123448.x     Document Type: Article

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