Use of skin lightening creams: Dangers from mercury

BMJ

Volumn 342, Issue 7796, 2011, Pages 515-

  Choudhury, Kakoli ^a   Morris, Jill ^a   Harrison, Henrietta ^a   O'Moore, Eamonn ^a  

^a Thames Valley Health Protection Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG; MERCURY; BLEACHING AGENT; COSMETIC; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT;

ASIAN; BACKACHE; COSMETIC INDUSTRY; CREAM; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG LEGISLATION; DRUG MARKETING; EUROPE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEAVY METAL POISONING; HUMAN; INTERNET; LETTER; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; UNITED KINGDOM; ASIA; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; MERCURIALISM;

ASIA; BLEACHING AGENTS; COSMETICS; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MERCURY POISONING; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME;

EID: 79952258758     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.d1327     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

1. Olumide YM. Use of skin lightening creams. BMJ 2010;341:c6102. (23 November.)
2. Health Protection Agency. www.hpa.org.uk/chemicals/mercury.