Heavy metals in hair samples: a pilot study of anaemic children in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan
2014
Abstrakt
Heavy metals with their potential haematoboxic effect can contribute to the risks of anaemia in children in the Central Asian Republics, where burden and exposure to these metals is still not sufficiently know and reported. Cross-sectional study was perfomet in Central Asian countries in hospitals in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan with the aim to investigate the potential contribution of heavy metals to anaemia in children.
In each country, 20 children were recruited, all were hospitalised with diagnosed anaemia. A sample of hair was taken from each child to assess the hair concentration of lead, cadmium and mercury.