Systemic absorption of lithium following ingestion of a lithium button battery

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 193-195

  Mallon, Peter T ^a,b   White, J S ^a   Thompson, R L E ^a  

^a ALTNAGELVIN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Button battery; Lithium; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTRIC BATTERY; GASTROTOMY; HUMAN; INGESTION; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LITHIUM BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH ABSORPTION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; LITHIUM; MALE; STOMACH;

EID: 2342663235     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0960327104ht433oa     Document Type: Article

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