Comparative Analysis of Major and Trace Element Content in the Hair of Children with Down Syndrome and Obesity

January 2019 in “ Trace Elements in Medicine (Moscow) ”

Andrei R. Grabeklis, Olga P. Ajsuvakova, M.M. Levina, Margarita G. Skalnaya

Studysummary Hair analysis may help monitor health in children with Down syndrome and obesity.

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