Brazilian female crack users show elevated serum aluminum levels Usuárias brasileiras de crack apresentam níveis séricos elevados de alumínio
OBJECTIVE: There is no information in the literature on the impact of crack smoking using crushed aluminum cans as makeshift pipes, a common form of crack use in Brazil. Since aluminum intake is associated with neurological damage, we measured serum aluminum levels in crack smokers. The objective of...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP)
2007-03-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462007000100012 |