Serum concentrations of macro and trace elements in heroin addicts of the Canary Islands

Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 235-242

  Díaz Flores, José F ^a   Sañudo, Ricardo I ^b   Rodríguez, Elena M ^b   Díaz Romero, Carlos ^b  

^a Asoc de Coop Juvenil San Miguel   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Canary population; Heroin addicts; Methadone maintenance; Serum macro and trace elements

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; COPPER; IRON; MAGNESIUM; METHADONE; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SELENIUM; SODIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 1942438552     PISSN: 0946672X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0946-672X(04)80024-5     Document Type: Article

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