Porphyria and chemicals

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 166-171

  Downey, D C ^a  

^a Gentle Dental ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,4,5 TRICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; ENZYME; PORPHYRIN;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; PERSIAN GULF SYNDROME; PORPHYRIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VIET NAM;

EID: 0032875024     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/mehy.1998.0737     Document Type: Article

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