Fetal lead exposure: Encephalopathy in a child

Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 9-11

  Dsouza, Herman S ^a   Menezes, Geraldine ^a   Venkatesh, T ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Blood lead; Encephalopathy; Zinc protoporphyrin

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041905356     PISSN: 09701915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02867934     Document Type: Article

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