Study of some biomarkers in hair of children with autism

Middle East Current Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 6-10

  Elsheshtawy, Eman ^a   Tobar, Salwa ^a   Sherra, Khalid ^a   Atallah, Sohayla ^b   Elkasaby, Rasha ^a  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Faculty of Medicine   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Autism; Heavy metals; Intelligence; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859776396     PISSN: 20905408     EISSN: 20905416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.XME.0000392842.64112.64     Document Type: Article

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