Larissa I Velez
Biographic Data
| ID | 7063661 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Larissa I Velez |
| GIVEN NAMES | Larissa I |
| FAMILY NAME | Velez |
| SIGNATURE | VELEZ L I |
| AFFILIATIONS | Washington Poison Center |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8019-3209 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Elemental Mercury Poisoning in a Family of Seven
Mercury poisoning in children is rare but may have devastating health consequences when exposure is unrecognized. Mercury occurs in three forms: elemental, inorganic, and organic. Elemental mercury (Hg(0)) vapor may become volatile following an accidental spill and may be readily absorbed from the lungs. The following case study describes how the poison center, health department, physicians, and others worked together to treat a family with long-…
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Elemental Mercury Poisoning in a Family of Seven
Mercury poisoning in children is rare but may have devastating health consequences when exposure is unrecognized. Mercury occurs in three forms: elemental, inorganic, and organic. Elemental mercury (Hg(0)) vapor may become volatile following an accidental spill and may be readily absorbed from the lungs. The following case study describes how the poison center, health department, physicians, and others worked together to treat a family with long-…
Accidental (1 work) · Chemistry (1 work) · Elemental mercury (1 work) · Environmental Chemistry (1 work) · Environmental health (1 work) · Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity (1 work) · Heavy metals in environment (1 work) · Medicine (1 work) · Mercury (programming language (1 work) · Mercury impact and mitigation studies (1 work)