Published April 1992 | Version v1
Journal article

Contamination studies in the use of human nails for dietary studies: the effect of clippers

  • 1. Missouri Univ., Columbia, MO (United States). Research Reactor Facility

Description

A series of five experiments were undertaken using several brands of fingernail and toenail clippers to determine if there was a potential source of contamination and interference in the ongoing dietary studies using nails from large cohort groups. A cleanup protocol was deemed sufficient to remove possible contamination. (author) 2 refs.; 4 tabs

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Journal Volume
158
Journal Issue
2
Series
Articles.
Journal Page Range
p. 251-259.
ISSN
0236-5731
CODEN
JRNCDM