Elemental mercury poisoning in a family of seven

Family and Community Health

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1-8

  Cherry, Debra ^a   Lowry, Larry ^a   Velez, Larissa ^b   Cotrell, Cindy ^c   Keyes, D Christopher ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c North Texas Poison Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Family poisoning; Heavy metal toxicity; Mercury vapor inhalation; Metallic mercury

Indexed keywords

ANTIDOTE; CHELATING AGENT;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EXPOSURE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOME ACCIDENT; HUMAN; MERCURIALISM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; ANTIDOTES; CHELATING AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MERCURY POISONING; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036356312     PISSN: 01606379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003727-200201000-00003     Document Type: Article

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