Hematopoietic toxicity from lead-containing Ayurvedic medications

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2007, Pages

  Kales, Stefanos N ^a,b,c,f   Christophi, Costas A ^d   Saper, Robert B ^e  

^a Cambridge Health Alliance ^*  (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Cyprus)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Anemia; Ayurveda; Basophilic stippling; Lead exposure; Lead poisoning

Indexed keywords

AYURVEDIC DRUG; HEMOGLOBIN; LEAD; PAINT; PROTOPORPHYRIN;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; AYURVEDA; BASOPHIL; BLOOD TOXICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDLINE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PATIENT REFERRAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; ANEMIA; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; MALE; MEDICINE, AYURVEDIC; MIDDLE AGED; PROTOPORPHYRINS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34447121918     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: 16433750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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