Comparative distribution of the scalp hair trace metal contents in the benign tumour patients and normal donors

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 147, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 377-388

  Pasha, Q ^a   Malik, S A ^a   Iqbal, J ^b   Shaheen, N ^a   Shah, Munir H ^a  

^a QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b POF Hospital   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

AAS; Benign tumour; Cluster analysis; Hair; Metals; Pakistan; Principal component analysis

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CHROMIUM; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COBALT; COBALT COMPOUNDS; LITHIUM; MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; METAL ANALYSIS; METALS; POLLUTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SMELTING; SODIUM; TRACE ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENTS; ZINC;

AAS; ALL METALS; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROPHOTOMETRIES; AVERAGE CONCENTRATIONS; BENIGN TUMOUR; DONOR GROUPS; HAIR; METAL CONTENTS; METAL DISTRIBUTIONS; PAKISTAN; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS; SCALP HAIRS; SOURCE IDENTIFICATIONS; TRACE METALS;

TUMORS;

ANTIMONY; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; COBALT; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; MERCURY; NICKEL; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; STRONTIUM; TRACE METAL; ZINC;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HAIR; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TRACE METAL; TUMOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BENIGN TUMOR; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISPERSION; FEMALE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METAL METABOLISM; PAKISTAN; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SCALP HAIR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SCALP; TRACE ELEMENTS;

ASIA; EURASIA; PAKISTAN; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 56249129321     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-007-0127-z     Document Type: Article

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