Lead poisoning in pregnant women who used ayurvedic medications from India - New York City, 2011-2012

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 61, Issue 33, 2012, Pages 641-646

  Hore, Paromita ^a   Ahmed, Munerah ^a   Ehrlich, Jacqueline ^a   Ng, Celia ^a   Steffen, Lourdes ^a   Sedlar, Slavenka ^a   Curry Johnson, Phyllis ^a   Graber, Nathan ^a   Nagin, Deborah ^a   Clark, Nancy ^a   Saper, Robert ^b   Sucosky, Marissa Scalia ^c  

^a NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHELATING AGENT; LEAD;

ADULT; AYURVEDA; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; LEAD POISONING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL CARE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CHELATING AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; MEDICINE, AYURVEDIC; NEW YORK CITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866393253     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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