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Case Reports
. 2006 Dec 23;333(7582):1302-3.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39024.611366.AE.

"Veterinary" diagnosis of lead poisoning in pregnancy

Stergios K Doumouchtsis  1 , Nigel S Martin, James B Robins
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Case Reports

"Veterinary" diagnosis of lead poisoning in pregnancy

Stergios K Doumouchtsis et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

A high index of suspicion in cases at risk of lead exposure is essential in pregnancy

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Competing interests: None declared.

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