title: Trace element studies on Karachi population, Part II: Normal ranges for blood copper, zinc and magnesium for children and adolescents.
abstract: Normal ranges for copper, zinc and magnesium in whole blood have been established for healthy school going children of Indo-Pak origin. Age groups of 7 to 11 years had slightly elevated levels of these metals when compared with the groups below 7 and above 12 years, except that for females levels increased with age for zinc and decreased for magnesium.
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Manser
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Haider
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lalani
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Khan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003300:Copper / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008274:Magnesium / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D010154:Pakistan; D012016:Reference Values; D015032:Zinc / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D003300:Copper; D008274:Magnesium; D015032:Zinc