Trace element reference values in tissues from inhabitants of the European Union. X. A study of 13 elements in blood and urine of a United Kingdom population

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 216, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 253-270

  White, M A ^a,b   Sabbioni, E ^a  

^a Environment Inst   (Italy)

^b HEALTH AND SAFETY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood; ETAAS; ICP MS; Reference values; Trace elements; Urine

Indexed keywords

TRACE ELEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; BLOOD EXAMINATION; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; UNITED KINGDOM; URINALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DIET; DRUG THERAPY; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE VALUES; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; TRACE ELEMENTS; URINE;

EID: 0032572029     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(98)00156-9     Document Type: Article

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