Trace elements in nails as biomarkers in clinical research

European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 98-102

  He, Ka ^a,b  

^a University of North Carolina   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Clinical study; Epidemiology; Nail; Nutrition; Trace element

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; TRACE ELEMENT;

CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; HUMAN; NAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; STORAGE;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; HUMANS; NAILS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

EID: 78650050701     PISSN: 00142972     EISSN: 13652362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2362.2010.02373.x     Document Type: Review

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