Brazilian female crack users show elevated serum aluminum levels Usuárias brasileiras de crack apresentam níveis séricos elevados de alumínio

OBJECTIVE: There is no information in the literature on the impact of crack smoking using crushed aluminum cans as makeshift pipes, a common form of crack use in Brazil. Since aluminum intake is associated with neurological damage, we measured serum aluminum levels in crack smokers. The objective of...

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Main Authors: Flavio Pechansky, Felix Henrique Paim Kessler, Lisia von Diemen, Daniela Benzano Bumaguin, Hilary L Surratt, James A Inciardi
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:English
Publicado: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP) 2007-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
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Acceso en liña:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462007000100012