Lead Shot in the Appendix/THE AUTHORS REPLY

Lead Shot in the Appendix/THE AUTHORS REPLY

TO THE EDITOR: Cox and [Gene R. Pesola, M.D.] (Dec. 29 online issue)1 describe lead-shot accumulation in the cecal appendix of an Alaskan native, which was probably caused by the ingestion of shotgun-culled waterfowl. Their description did not mention the potential for lead absorption and systemic t...

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Veröffentlicht in:The New England journal of medicine 2006-04, Vol.354 (16), p.1757
Hauptverfasser: Schep, Leo J, Fountain, John S, Cox, William M, Pesola, Gene R
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:TO THE EDITOR: Cox and [Gene R. Pesola, M.D.] (Dec. 29 online issue)1 describe lead-shot accumulation in the cecal appendix of an Alaskan native, which was probably caused by the ingestion of shotgun-culled waterfowl. Their description did not mention the potential for lead absorption and systemic toxicity.
ISSN:0028-4793
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