Maternal and neonatal scalp hair concentrations of zinc, copper, cadmium, and lead: Relationship to some lifestyle factors

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-27

  Razagui, Ibrahim B A ^a,b   Ghribi, Ibrahim ^a  

^a Hull Maternity Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Copper; Lead; Mothers; Neonates; Scalp hair; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CADMIUM; CERULOPLASMIN; COPPER; LEAD; LIPID; ZINC;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; BIRTH WEIGHT; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPPER METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HAIR LEVEL; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PUERPERIUM; SCALP HAIR; SMOKING;

EID: 22544456557     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/bter:106:1:001     Document Type: Article

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