Evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of lead poisoning in a patient with occupational lead exposure: A case presentation

Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Herman, D'Souza Sunil ^a   Geraldine, Menezes ^b   Venkatesh, Thuppil ^b  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

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EID: 34948814050     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6673-2-7     Document Type: Article

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