Hair analysis of spastic children in Hong Kong

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 191, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 291-295

  Man, C K ^a   Zheng, Y H ^a   Mak, P K ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

neutron activation analysis; trace elements; X ray fluorescence

Indexed keywords

TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAIR ANALYSIS; HONG KONG; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPASTICITY; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HAIR; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; REFERENCE VALUES; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION; TRACE ELEMENTS;

EID: 0030598352     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(96)05268-0     Document Type: Article

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