Lead poisoning in childhood in Ceylon.
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Lead poisoning in childhood has been reported mainly from Japan, France, the United States, Great Britain, and Australia. Attention is drawn in this paper to the incidence of lead intoxication in childhood in Ceylon, seen and diagnosed within the past three years. Whereas in past reports the principal mode of lead intoxication in childhood has been from ingestion, in the present series inhalation of fumes, and absorption by way of skin, have been important.
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Lead poisoning in childhood has been reported mainly from Japan, France, the United States, Great Britain, and Australia. Attention is drawn in this paper to the incidence of lead intoxication in childhood in Ceylon, seen and diagnosed within the past three years. Whereas in past reports the principal mode of lead intoxication in childhood has been from ingestion, in the present series inhalati...
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of disease in childhood
دوره 42 226 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1967