Significance of serum trace element status in patients with rheumatic heart disease: A prospective study

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-9

  Kosar, Feridun ^a   Sahin, Ibrahim ^a   Acikgöz, Nusret ^a   Aksoy, Yuksek ^a   Kucukbay, Zehra ^a   Cehreli, Sengul ^a  

^a INONU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Copper; Rheumatic heart disease; Selenium; Trace element; Zinc

Indexed keywords

COPPER; SELENIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE;

EID: 24944529927     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/bter:107:1:001     Document Type: Article

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