Hazards and risk assessment of heavy metals from consumption of locally manufactured painkiller drugs in Nigeria
In the informal sector of Nigeria’s economy, jobs are done manually as against automation resulting in body stress and pain, hence the need for painkiller drugs. Thirty different locally manufactured painkiller drugs, with analgesic, antipyretic and anti-inflammatory effects, were randomly sampled f...
Main Authors: | John Kanayochukwu Nduka, Henrietta Ijeoma Kelle, Emeka Chima Ogoko |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-01-01
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Series: | Toxicology Reports |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214750020303711 |
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