Fingernails as biological indices of metal exposure

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 253-257

  Mehra, Rita ^a   Juneja, Meenu ^a  

^a M D S UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Disease; Fingernails; Food habit; Metals exposure; Smoking

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; ZINC;

BIOINDICATOR; METAL; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CIGARETTE SMOKING; EYE DISEASE; FINGER NAIL; HEAVY METAL POISONING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; MENTAL STRESS; NAIL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SKIN DISEASE; TUBERCULOSIS; VEGETARIAN;

EID: 17844381586     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02703706     Document Type: Article

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