Folk use of elemental mercury: A potential hazard for children?

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 93, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 320-322

  Ozuah, Philip O ^a,b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT MONTEFIORE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Cultural; Folk; Mercury; Ritualistic

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

CHILD; HUMAN; MERCURIALISM; REVIEW; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

CHILD; HUMANS; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MERCURY; MERCURY POISONING;

EID: 0035463969     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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