Zinc content of human head hair in relation to age and sex in Agra region

Indian Journal of Environmental Protection

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1067-1071

  Sharma, Renu ^a   Singh, L Chandreshwor ^a   Verghese, P Susan ^a   Kumar, Ashok ^a  

^a ST JOHN S COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Age; Alcoholic non alcoholic subjects; Hair; Sex; Smoking non smoking; Vegetarian non vegetarian; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ZINC;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BODY BURDEN; CHILD; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HAIR ANALYSIS; HEAD; HEAVY METAL POISONING; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING;

AGRA;

EID: 0041358415     PISSN: 02537141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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