Deaths from Acute Lead Poisoning
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Deaths from acute lead poisoning.
Alexander, F. W., and Delves, H. T. (1972). Archives of Disease in Childhood, 47, 446. Deaths from acute lead poisoning. The three fatal cases of acute lead poisoning described show the difficulty experienced in reaching an early diagnosis of lead intoxication. A rapid micromethod is now available for the determination of whole blood lead levels on small samples of blood, using atomic absorptio...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 1972
ISSN: 0003-9888,1468-2044
DOI: 10.1136/adc.47.253.446