Chronic Arsenicism from Chinese Herbal Medicine

Cutis

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 305-308

  Hanjani, N Michelle ^a   Fender, Anne B ^b   Mercurio, Mary Gail ^b  

^a College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PALMOPLANTAR KERATODERMA; PIGMENT DISORDER;

ADULT; ARSENIC; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATODERMA, PALMOPLANTAR; PIGMENTATION DISORDERS;

EID: 38849193266     PISSN: 00114162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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