Heavy Metal Contaminants in Yerberia Shop Products

Journal of Medical Toxicology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 21-24

  Levine, Michael ^a,b   Mihalic, Jason ^c   Ruha, Anne Michelle ^a   French, Robert N E ^a   Brooks, Daniel E ^a  

^a BANNER GOOD SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

Contaminant; Heavy metal; Herbal; Toxicity; Yerberia

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CAMPHOR; LEAD; MERCURY; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DRUG MARKETING; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; MARKET; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84874251404     PISSN: 15569039     EISSN: 19376995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13181-012-0231-5     Document Type: Article

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