• DOI:10.1111/j.1468-3083.2009.03426.x
Corpus ID: 856692

Growth rate of human fingernails and toenails in healthy American young adults

@article{Yaemsiri2010GrowthRO,
  title={Growth rate of human fingernails and toenails in healthy American young adults},
  author={S. Yaemsiri and N. Hou and M. Slining and K. He},
  journal={Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology},
  year={2010},
  volume={24}
}

S. Yaemsiri, N. Hou, +1 author K. He

Published 2010

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Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

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Background  Human nail clippings are increasingly used in epidemiological studies as biomarkers for assessing diet and environmental exposure to trace elements or other chemical compounds. However, little is known about the growth rate of human nails.