The need for vigilance: The persistence of lead poisoning in children

Pediatrics

Volumn 115, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1767-1768

  Florin, Todd A ^a   Brent, Robert L ^b   Weitzman, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMERCAPROL; EDETIC ACID; PROTOPORPHYRIN ZINC; SUCCIMER; LEAD; PROTOPORPHYRIN;

BLOOD CHEMISTRY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG TOLERANCE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MALE; NORMOCHROMIC NORMOCYTIC ANEMIA; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BLOOD; CHEEK; CHELATION THERAPY; DRUG COMBINATION; EDEMA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOREIGN BODY; GUNSHOT INJURY; INJURY; PICA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECREATION; SEIZURE;

CHEEK; CHELATION THERAPY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIMERCAPROL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EDEMA; EDETIC ACID; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; MALE; PICA; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PROTOPORPHYRINS; SEIZURES; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUCCIMER; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 27744565281     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 00314005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2005-0505     Document Type: Note

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