title: [Metal content in children from Katowice and Rabka. I. Magnesium in blood and hair].
abstract: The authors determined the magnesium content in the blood and hair by atomic mass absorption. The studied material included preschool children from a kindergarten situated in the center of Katowice (n = 60) and their older teenage brothers and sisters (n = 10). The control group was made up to 24 preschool children from Rabka (a health resort in the mountains). It was found that the majority (over 60%) of preschool children in Katowice had a magnesium deficit. The magnesium content in teenagers was significantly higher than in their preschool siblings. Children from Rabka had much more favorable results.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Kardiologii Dzieciecej Slaskiej Akademii Medycznej w Katowicach.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Rokicki
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kopeć-Pietkiewicz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jendryczko
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006197:Hair / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D008274:Magnesium / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood*; D008275:Magnesium Deficiency; D011044:Poland
chemical_list: D008274:Magnesium
vernacular_title: Zawartość metali w ustroju dzieci z Katowic i Rabki. I. Magnez--badanie surowicy i włosów.