The content of selected chemical elements in the hair of young men of the Bantu language group from Tanzania versus environmental and social conditioning

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 137, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 262-279

  Rȩbacz, Ewa ^a   Baranowska Bosiacka, Irena ^b   Chlubek, Dariusz ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZCZECIN   (Poland)

^b POMERANIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Bantu language men; Ca; Chemical elements; Cu; Fe; Hair; Mg; Zn

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; COPPER; IRON; MAGNESIUM; ZINC;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HAIR ANALYSIS; HAIR LEVEL; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; MALE; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SOCIAL STATUS; TANZANIA;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; HAIR; HUMANS; MALE; METALS; TANZANIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78049292258     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12011-009-8589-1     Document Type: Article

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