Assessment of reference values for hair minerals of Korean preschool children

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 119-130

  Park, Hyun Suh ^a   Shin, Kyung Ok ^a   Kim, Jeong Seon ^b  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b Semyung University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hair mineral reference value; Korean preschooler

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ARSENIC; BARIUM; BISMUTH; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; LITHIUM; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; MERCURY; MINERAL; MOLYBDENUM; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SELENIUM; SODIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; URANIUM; VANADIUM; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MINERAL BLOOD LEVEL; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 34547574148     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02685925     Document Type: Article

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