Toxic effect of some heavy metals in egyptian autistic children

International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 206-211

  Metwally, Fateheya M ^a   Abdelraoof, Ehab R ^a   Rashad, Hend ^a   Hasheesh, Adel ^a   Elsedfy, Zienab B ^b   Gebril, Ola ^a   Meguid, N A ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

^b National Nutrition Institute   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Aluminium; Arsenic; Cadmium; CARS; Environmental pollution; Heavy metals autism; Lead; Mercury

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ARSENIC; LEAD; MERCURY;

AGE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEAVY METAL BLOOD LEVEL; HEAVY METAL POISONING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROTOXICITY; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 84936083858     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09751556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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