Trichotillometry: the reliability and practicality of hair pluckability as a method of nutritional assessment

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>A nutritional assessment method that is quick and easy to conduct would be extremely useful in a complex emergency, where currently there is no agreed practical and acceptable method. Hair pluckability has been suggested to be a usef...

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Main Authors: Prescott Gordon J, McNeill Geraldine, Wyness Laura A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-05-01
Series:Nutrition Journal
Online Access:http://www.nutritionj.com/content/6/1/9