Infantile lead poisoning from an Asian tongue powder: A case report & subsequent public health inquiry

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 841-844

  Woolf, Alan D ^a,b   Hussain, Javed ^a,b   McCullough, Laura ^a,b   Petranovic, Milena ^b   Chomchai, Chulathida ^c  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Dietary supplement; Herbs; Lead poisoning; Pediatric; Poison control centers

Indexed keywords

EDETATE CALCIUM DISODIUM; HERBACEOUS AGENT; SUCCIMER;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHELATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; LEAD POISONING; POWDER; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

CHELATING AGENTS; DRUG CONTAMINATION; EDETIC ACID; FLUORESCENCE; HUMANS; INFANT; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; MALE; MEDICINE, EAST ASIAN TRADITIONAL; PLANT PREPARATIONS; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION; SUCCIMER; THAILAND; TONGUE;

EID: 55949089148     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15563650801898536     Document Type: Article

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