Neonatal lead poisoning from maternal pica behavior during pregnancy

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 93, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 317-319

  Hamilton, Shawn ^b   Rothenberg, Stephen J ^b   Khan, Fuad A ^b   Manalo, Mario ^b   Norris, Keith C ^a  

^a KING DREW MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEAD POISONING; NEWBORN; PICA; PREGNANCY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEAD POISONING, NERVOUS SYSTEM, CHILDHOOD; PICA; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0035464641     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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