Ali E. Dabiri1,2,*, Erik Samwel3, Ghassan S. Kassab1
Molecular & Cellular Biomechanics, Vol.17, No.2, pp. 75-83, 2020, DOI:10.32604/mcb.2020.08775
Abstract Nearly two billion people are afflicted with iron deficiency and approximately 300 million children globally have anemia. Most of those affected are unaware of their lack of iron, in part because detection of iron deficiency requires a
blood test. It is becoming increasingly important to screen these individuals to
reduce medical cost and avoid chronic disease conditions. There are limited settings of laboratory infrastructure for standard blood-based tests around the world
to routinely accomplish this important screening test. We propose a new concept
to use either human hair or nail as a screening method to… More >
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