Evaluation of Cadmium, chromium, nickel, and zinc in biological samples of psoriasis patients living in Pakistani cement factory area

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 284-301

  Afridi, Hassan Imran ^a,b   Kazi, Tasneem Gul ^a   Kazi, Naveed ^a   Kandhro, Ghulam Abbas ^a   Baig, Jameel Ahmed ^a   Shah, Abdul Qadir ^a   Khan, Sumaira ^a   Kolachi, Nida Fatima ^a   Wadhwa, Sham Kumar ^a   Shah, Faheem ^a   Jamali, Mohammad Khan ^a   Arain, Mohammad Balal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SINDH   (Pakistan)

^b DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Atomic absorption spectrophotometer; Biological samples; Cement factory; Psoriasis patients; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; NICKEL; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CEMENT INDUSTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HAIR LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INDUSTRIAL AREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROWAVE ASSISTED ACID DIGESTION; PAKISTAN; POLLUTANT; PSORIASIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESIDENTIAL AREA; TRACE METAL BLOOD LEVEL; URINE LEVEL; VALIDITY; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

ADULT; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NICKEL; PAKISTAN; PSORIASIS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; YOUNG ADULT; ZINC;

EID: 80051788742     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: 15590720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12011-010-8778-y     Document Type: Article

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