Gastric retention of zinc-based pennies: Radiographic appearance and hazards

Radiology

Volumn 213, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 113-117

  O'Hara, Sara M ^a   Donnelly, Lane F ^a   Chuang, Emil ^a   Briner, William H ^a   Bisset III, George S ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Children, gastrointestinal tract; Foreign bodies, in air and food passages; Stomach, ulcer

Indexed keywords

ZINC;

ARTICLE; CORROSION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FOREIGN BODY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MONEY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032888212     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.213.1.r99oc36113     Document Type: Article

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