A safe strategy to decrease fetal lead exposure in a woman with chronic intoxication

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 932-934

  Leiba, Adi ^a   Hu, Howard ^b,c,d   Zheng, Amin ^b   Kales, Stefanos N ^d,e  

^a MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE   (United States)

Author keywords

chelation; DMSA; Lead

Indexed keywords

AYURVEDIC DRUG; CALCIUM; GAYTARIN; LEAD; LEVOTHYROXINE; PROTOPORPHYRIN; SUCCIMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CHELATING AGENT;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BONE LEVEL; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CHELATION THERAPY; CLEARANCE; CONCEPTION; CONTRACEPTION; DELIVERY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; PATELLA; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; TIBIA; TREATMENT DURATION; FETAL DISEASES; PREGNANCY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL;

ADULT; CALCIUM; CHELATING AGENTS; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HUMANS; LEAD POISONING; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; SUCCIMER;

EID: 77954740527     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767050903317708     Document Type: Article

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