The determination of mercury and selenium in maternal and neonatal scalp hair by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 149-153

  Razagui, Ibrahim B A ^a   Haswell, Stephen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; SELENIUM;

ARTICLE; HAIR; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; SCALP HAIR; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030899237     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/21.2.149     Document Type: Article

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