Screening of trace metals in the plasma of breast cancer patients in comparison with a healthy population

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1016-1032

  Pasha, Q ^a   Malik, Salman 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; Breast cancer; Cluster analysis; Correlation; Plasma; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

EID: 75649111988     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: 15497860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10807030903153188     Document Type: Article

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