Blood Lead Level in Opium Abuse; Which Is More Dangerous? Opium Smoking or Opium Ingestion?
<strong>Background:</strong> During the recent years, risk of lead poisoning has increased in Iranian’s opium users. A few researches showed that the most common route was ingestion of lead contaminated opium in these patients. However, data on lead poisoning through inhalation route in...
Main Authors: | Nader Rezaei, Pouyan Alinia, Abbas Aghabiklooei, Shirin Izadi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
2019-12-01
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Series: | Asia Pacific Journal of Medical Toxicology |
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Online Access: | http://apjmt.mums.ac.ir/article_14806_b33f0a8f8bf25cdf60cbfc7620d60c3e.pdf |
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