The scare of melamine tainted milk products

Hong Kong Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 230-234

  Wong, S N ^a   Chiu, M C ^b  

^a TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIURETIC AGENT; MELAMINE;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ARTIFICIAL MILK; CARCINOGENICITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHINA; CHRONIC TOXICITY; DAIRY PRODUCT; DIURESIS; EDITORIAL; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; EPIDEMIC; EYE TOXICITY; FETOTOXICITY; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD QUALITY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HYDRATION; INFANT NUTRITION; INFERTILITY; INTERSTITIAL NEPHRITIS; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST; KIDNEY INJURY; KIDNEY SURGERY; MEAT; MUTAGENICITY; NEPHROLITHIASIS; NEPHROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT MONITORING; RENOGRAPHY; SKIN TOXICITY; UREMIA; URINALYSIS;

EID: 55349135877     PISSN: 10139923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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