Trace Elements in Hair from Tanzanian Children: Effect of Dietary Factor

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dc.contributor.authorMohammed, Najat K.
dc.contributor.authorSpyrou, Nicholas M.
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-19T21:28:34Z
dc.date.available2016-06-19T21:28:34Z
dc.date.issued2009-04
dc.descriptionFull text can be accessed at the following link http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10967-008-0903-4en_US
dc.description.abstractTrace elements in certain amounts are essential for childrens' health, because they are present in tissues participating in metabolic reactions of organisms. Deficiency of the essential elements may result in malnutrition, impaired body immunity, and poor resistance to disease. These conditions might be enhanced against a background of additional adverse environmental factors such as toxic elements. The analysis of elements in childrens' hair will give information on the deficiency of essential elements and excess of toxic elements in relation to their diet. In this study, 141 hair samples from children (girls and boys) living in two regions of Tanzanian mainland (Dar es Salaam and Moshi) and the island of Zanzibar have been analysed for trace elements in relation to food consumption habits. The analysis was carried out using long and short irradiation instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) of the Nuclear Physics Institute at Rez, Czech Republic. Arithmetic and geometric means with their respective standard deviations are presented for 19 elements. Subgroups were formed according to age, gender, and geographic regions from which the samples were collected. Differences in concentrations for the groups and with other childhood populations were explored and discussed.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMohammed, N. & Spyrou, N. (2008). Determination of trace elements in hair from Tanzanian children: Effect of dietary factors. Journal Of Radioanalytical And Nuclear Chemistry, 278(2), 455-458. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10967-008-0903-4en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10967-008-0903-4
dc.identifier.issn0236-5731
dc.identifier.issn1588-2780
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/2608
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringer Netherlandsen_US
dc.subjectTanzanian Childrenen_US
dc.subjectTrace elementsen_US
dc.subjectHairen_US
dc.titleTrace Elements in Hair from Tanzanian Children: Effect of Dietary Factoren_US
dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Revieweden_US
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