Selenium intoxication: Undesirable effect of a fasting cure [8]

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 177-178

  Schuh, B ^a   Jappe, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SELENIUM;

ADULT; BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; DIARRHEA; DIET RESTRICTION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; HAIR LOSS; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; LETTER; LOW CALORY DIET; MALE; NAUSEA; ONYCHOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CATHARTICS; DIET; FASTING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELENIUM; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 33845544885     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2006.07578.x     Document Type: Letter

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