A Simple, Safe, and Efficient Way to Treat Severe Fluoride Poisoning - Oral Calcium or Magnesium

Journal of Toxicology - Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 33-40

  Kao, Wei Fong ^a,b,c   Deng, Jou Fang ^a,b   Chiang, Shu Chiung ^a,b   Heard, Kennon ^d   Yen, David H T ^a,b   Lu, Mei Chun ^a   Kuo, Benjamin Ing Tiau ^a,b   Kuo, Chien Chun ^c   Liu, Tsung Yun ^a,b   Lee, Chen Hsen ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium; Fluoride; Magnesium; Poisoning

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHLORIDE; FLUORIDE SODIUM; MAGNESIUM SULFATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; FEEDING; INTOXICATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANTIDOTES; CALCIUM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FLUORIDE POISONING; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; MAGNESIUM; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; SURVIVAL RATE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 11144356331     PISSN: 07313810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CLT-120028742     Document Type: Article

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