Hidden threats: Lead poisoning from unusual sources

Pediatrics

Volumn 104, Issue 5 II, 1999, Pages 1223-1225

  Jones, Timothy F ^a,b   Moore, William L ^b,c   Craig, Allen S ^b,c   Reasons, Ronald L ^b   Schaffner, William ^c  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LEAD;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; HUMAN; INFANT; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 0032725871     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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