Copper and zinc status in healthy volunteers living in Saudi Arabia

Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 519-527

  Al Numair, Khalid ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Copper; Saudi; Sex; Status; Zinc

Indexed keywords

COPPER; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; COPPER BLOOD LEVEL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PROCESSING; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATION; SAUDI ARABIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; VOLUNTEER; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 33750392506     PISSN: 16824474     EISSN: 18125727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jms.2006.519.527     Document Type: Article

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