Lead encephalopathy due to traditional medicines

Current Drug Safety

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 54-59

  Karri, Surya K ^a,b   Saper, Robert B ^a   Kales, Stefanos N ^c,d  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b and Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Home Base Program   (United States)

^c CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

And herbal medicines; CAM; Folk medicine; Herbal medicines; Lead encephalopathy; Traditional medicines

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; AYURVEDIC DRUG; AZARCON; BA BAW SAN; BINT AL DAHAB; BOKHOOR; CEBAGIN; CHELATING AGENT; CHINESE DRUG; GHASARD; GRETA; HEAVY METAL; HERBACEOUS AGENT; KOHL; LEAD; NATURAL PRODUCT; SANTRINJ; SAOOTT; SURMA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTHRITIS; BRAIN DISEASE; CHELATION THERAPY; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EMBASE; EPILEPTIC STATE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LEAD POISONING; MEDLINE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PHARMACIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CHILD; HUMANS; LATIN AMERICA; LEAD; LEAD POISONING, NERVOUS SYSTEM; MEDICINE, AYURVEDIC; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 38949108925     PISSN: 15748863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157488608783333907     Document Type: Review

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