Iron poisoning

Current Problems in Pediatrics

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 71-90

  Fine, Jeffrey S ^a,b  

^a Department of Microbiology   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHELATING AGENT; DEFEROXAMINE; IRON;

BLOOD; CHELATION THERAPY; CHILD; HUMAN; INJECTION; INTOXICATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; CHELATING AGENTS; CHELATION THERAPY; CHILD; DEFEROXAMINE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; IRON; POISONING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034145365     PISSN: 00459380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mps.2000.104055     Document Type: Article

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