Hair trace elements and mental retardation among children

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1988, Pages 396-398

  Shrestha, Krishna P ^a   Carrera, Alicia E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ORIENTE   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRACE ELEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CALCIUM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; REFERENCE VALUES; TRACE ELEMENTS;

EID: 0024203174     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00039896.1988.9935857     Document Type: Article

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