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Consideraciones nutricionales del plomo - Overview

Nombres alternativos

Intoxicación por plomo: consideraciones nutricionales; Metal tóxico: consideraciones nutricionales

Definición:

Consideraciones nutricionales para reducir el riesgo de intoxicación por plomo.

Funciones:

El plomo es un elemento natural que tiene cientos de usos y, dado que está muy diseminado y con frecuencia se encuentra oculto, puede contaminar fácilmente los alimentos y el agua, donde es indetectable con los sentidos de la vista o el gusto.

Reviewed last on: 2/2/2011
Eric Perez, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Markowitz M. Lead poisoning. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 709.

Velez LI, Delaney KA. Heavy metals. In: Marx J, ed. Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 6th ed. St Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2006:chap 155.

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