Lead poisoning from traditional Indian medicines;Intoxication par le plomb résultant de l'utilisation d'un remède traditionnel indien

Presse Medicale

Volumn 35, Issue 7-8, 2006, Pages 1177-1180

  Garnier, Robert ^a   Poupon, Joël ^b  

^a HÔPITAL FERNAND WIDAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL LARIBOISIÈRE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AYURVEDIC DRUG; CHELATING AGENT; LIVER ENZYME;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABNORMALLY HIGH SUBSTRATE CONCENTRATION IN BLOOD; ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONSTIPATION; HEAVY METAL POISONING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF MEDICATION; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 33745834815     PISSN: 07554982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0755-4982(06)74776-5     Document Type: Article

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