Analysis of element content in scalp hair of healthy people and breast-cancer patients with SEM/EDX method [2]

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 117, Issue 1190, 2004, Pages

  Kilic, Eser ^a   Ozturk, Sema ^a   Demiroglu, Asuman ^b   Yilmaz, Zeki ^a   Yildiz, Oguz ^a   Akkurt, Mehmet ^a   Saraymen, Recep ^a   Ok, Engin ^a  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GEBZE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; BARIUM ION; CALCIUM ION; CARBON; CARCINOGEN; CHLORIDE ION; COPPER ION; ELEMENT; INDIUM; IRON; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM ION; MERCURY; MITOGENIC AGENT; OXYGEN; POTASSIUM ION; RHENIUM; RUBIDIUM ION; SILICON; SODIUM ION; STRONTIUM; ZINC ION;

BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LETTER; SAMPLING; SCALP HAIR; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY MICROANALYSIS;

EID: 27244452267     PISSN: 11758716     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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