A young Indian male with abdominal pain

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 191-192

  Giampreti, Andrea ^a   Bonetti, Chiara ^b   Lonati, Davide ^a   Manzo, Luigi ^a   Locatelli, Carlo Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b San Bonifacio Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gut and hepatotoxicity; Other metabolic

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EMERGENCY CARE; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; INDIAN; LEAD POISONING; MALAISE; MALE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; HUMANS; LEAD POISONING; MALE; MEDICINE, AYURVEDIC; PHYTOTHERAPY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79954556090     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15563650.2011.559474     Document Type: Article

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