Cutaneous resorption of lead after external use of lead-containing ointments in volunteers with healthy skin

American Journal of Therapeutics

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 17-21

  Gorter, Robert W ^a,b,c,d,e   Butorac, Mario ^a   Cobian, Eloy Pulido ^a  

^a Intl Inst Oncological I   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^e SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthroposophic medicine; Lead; Skin resorption; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

LEAD; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG ABSORPTION; GERMANY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; OINTMENT; OPEN STUDY; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL; PLUMBUM METALLICUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN ABSORPTION;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEAD; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OINTMENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN ABSORPTION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 17144381721     PISSN: 10752765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00045391-200501000-00004     Document Type: Article

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