Lead poisoning from souvenir earthenware

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 165-168

  Hellström Lindberg, Eva ^b   Björklund, Andreas ^b   Karlson Stiber, Christine ^c   Harper, Pauline ^b   Seldén, Anders I ^a  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c Swedish Poisons Information Center   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ceramics; Dimercaptosuccinic acid; Lead poisoning; Literature review

Indexed keywords

SUCCIMER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERAMIC INDUSTRY; CERAMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EUROPE; FEMALE; FRUIT JUICE; HUMAN; LAW; LEAD POISONING;

ADULT; CERAMICS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEAD POISONING; SUCCIMER;

EID: 29444433465     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-005-0037-8     Document Type: Article

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