Levels of heavy metals and essential minerals in hair samples of children with autism in Oman: A case-control study

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 181-186

  Al Farsi, Yahya M ^a,b   Waly, Mostafa I ^a,c   Al Sharbati, Marwan M ^a   Al Shafaee, Mohammed A ^a   Al Farsi, Omar A ^a   Al Khaduri, Maha M ^a   Gupta, Ishita ^a   Ouhtit, Allal ^a   Al Adawi, Samir ^a   Al Said, Mona F ^a   Deth, Richard C ^d  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c High Institute of Public Health Egypt   (Egypt)

^d NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Case control; Essential minerals; Hair; Heavy metals; Oman

Indexed keywords

BORON; CALCIUM; COPPER; ESSENTIAL MINERAL; HEAVY METAL; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; MINERAL; MOLYBDENUM; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SULFUR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HAIR LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; OMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; CHEMISTRY; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; HAIR; PATHOLOGY;

CALCIUM; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METALS, HEAVY; MINERALS; OMAN; POTASSIUM; QUESTIONNAIRES; SODIUM; SULFUR;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84879734754     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: 15590720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12011-012-9553-z     Document Type: Article

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