Mineral concentrations in hair of Belgian elementary school girls: Reference values and relationship with food consumption frequencies

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 150, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 56-67

  Vanaelst, Barbara ^a,b   Huybrechts, Inge ^a,c   Michels, Nathalie ^a   Vyncke, Krishna ^a,b   Sioen, Isabelle ^a,b   De Vriendt, Tineke ^a,b   Flórez, Maria R ^d,e   Aramendía, Maite ^b,f   Balcaen, Lieve ^b,e   Resano, Martin ^d   Vanhaecke, Frank ^e   De Henauw, Stefaan ^a,g  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b RESEARCH FOUNDATION FLANDERS FWO   (Belgium)

^c INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^e GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^f CENTRO UNIVERSITARIO DE LA DEFENSA   (Spain)

^g UNIVERSITY COLLEGE GHENT   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Child; Diet; Hair analysis; Minerals; Reduced rank regression

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; COPPER; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MINERAL; PHOSPHORUS; SODIUM; ZINC;

AGE; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CHILD; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ELEMENTARY STUDENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HAIR; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFERENCE VALUE; SCHOOL CHILD;

BELGIUM; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOD HABITS; HAIR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MICROWAVES; MINERALS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE VALUES; SCALP; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC;

EID: 84870677924     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: 15590720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12011-012-9495-5     Document Type: Article

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