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KMID : 0381019790120040025
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Korean Journal of Nutrition
1979 Volume.12 No. 4 p.25 ~ p.27
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Nutritional Differences in Nitrogen Content of Fingernails
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Chun Young-Ee
Hong Young-Sook
Sung Nak-Eung
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The analysis of nail nitrogen content reflected recent nutritional status. Therefore, estimation of nail nitrogen content has been previously reported in a small group of neonates ana school children. Nail samples were obtained from 52 economically middle and 21 low classes. The contents of nitrogen in their fingernails were determinded by micro-Kjeldahl method. Mean nail nitrogen content was in the middle class which is significantly higher than that of the low class . The nitrogen contents of nails obtained in summer were found by analysis of variance and student’s t-test to he lower than those obtained in winter.
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