Lead shot in the appendix [22]

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 354, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 1757-

  Schep, Leo J ^a   Fountain, John S ^a  

^a National Poisons Centre   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD; STEEL;

ACUTE BRAIN DISEASE; ADULTHOOD; APPENDIX; CECUM; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DUCK; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GOOSE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INGESTION; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; INTESTINE FUNCTION; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; LETTER; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCREENING; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; TOXICITY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; APPENDIX; CHILD; FIREARMS; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; LEAD; LEAD POISONING;

EID: 33645855219     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc060133     Document Type: Letter

References (3)

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