Elevated blood lead resulting from maxillofacial gunshot injuries with lead ingestion

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 593-603

  McQuirter, Joseph L ^a   Rothenberg, Stephen J ^a,b   Dinkins, Gracie A ^a   Norris, Keith ^a   Kondrashov, Vladislav ^a   Manalo, Mario ^a   Todd, Andrew C ^c  

^a CHARLES R DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BONE LEVEL; BRONCHUS FOREIGN BODY; BULLET; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FACE FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; GUNSHOT INJURY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INGESTION; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MALE; MAXILLOFACIAL INJURY; NOSE INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TREE; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 0038077527     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/joms.2003.50117     Document Type: Article

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