Lead, cadmium, copper, zinc, iron, and calcium in human hair as a function of gender, age, smoking, and hair dyeing

Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 494-503

  Massadeh, Adnan ^a   El Rjoob, Abdul Wahab ^a   Smadi, Hala ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Age; Dyes; Gender; Hair; Metals; Smoking

Indexed keywords

AGE; GENDER; HAIR; HUMAN HAIR; HUMAN HAIR SAMPLES; SMOKING;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ZINC;

POLLUTION;

AGE CLASS; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COPPER; DYE; GENDER IDENTITY; HAIR; IRON; LEAD; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SMOKING; ZINC;

EID: 79951473552     PISSN: 02772248     EISSN: 10290486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02772248.2010.532797     Document Type: Article

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