Low concentrations of selenium and zinc in nails are associated with childhood asthma

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 144, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 244-252

  Carneiro, Maria Fernanda Hornos ^a   Rhoden, Claudia Ramos ^b   Amantéa, Sérgio Luis ^b   Barbosa Jr , Fernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE CIÊNCIAS DA SAÚDE DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Asthma; Children; ICP MS; Nails; Selenium; Zinc

Indexed keywords

COBALT; COPPER; MANGANESE; SELENIUM; ZINC;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FINGER NAIL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; QUALITY CONTROL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN EXAMINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; BRAZIL; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NAILS; QUALITY CONTROL; SELENIUM; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRACE ELEMENTS; ZINC;

EID: 84155168008     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: 15590720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12011-011-9080-3     Document Type: Article

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