The Clinical Relevance of Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Opium Addicts with Severe Abdominal Pain

Iraj Shahramian1, Noor Mohammad Noori2, Mahdi Afshari3, Mojtaba Delaramnasab4, Ali Bazi4, Motahareh Abdollahi5 1Department of Pediatrics, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran, 2Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Children and Adolescents Health Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran, 3Department of Community Medicine, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran,4Clinical Research Development Unit, Amir-Al-Momenin Hospital, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran,5Committee of Student Research, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran Original paper

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