Lead poisoning caused by prolonged use of kohl, an underestimated cause in French-speaking countries;Intoxication saturnine provoquée par l'usage prolongé de khôl, une cause sous-estimée dans les pays francophones

Journal Francais d'Ophtalmologie

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 459-463

  De Caluwe J P ^a  

^a IRIS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Eye cosmetic; Galena; Kohl; Lead poisoning; Lead sulfide; Surma

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350342521     PISSN: 01815512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfo.2009.06.005     Document Type: Article

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