Hardness of human nail as an index of nutritional status: a preliminary communication

1. The Knoop test of hardness of materials has been used to test the hardness of human nail. 2. The range of hardness of nails was found to be small in healthy persons and large in malnourished children. 3. Nails from malnourished children were in general much harder than those from healthy persons....

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Published in:	British journal of nutrition Vol. 26; no. 2; pp. 233 - 236
Main Authors:	Robson, J. R. K., El-Tahawi, H. D.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01-09-1971
Subjects:	Adult Child Child, Preschool Clinical and Human Nutrition Hardness Hardness Tests Humans Infant Infant Nutrition Disorders Nails - physiology Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
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Summary:	1. The Knoop test of hardness of materials has been used to test the hardness of human nail. 2. The range of hardness of nails was found to be small in healthy persons and large in malnourished children. 3. Nails from malnourished children were in general much harder than those from healthy persons. The nails of a small group of three children became softer while they were recovering from malnutrition.
Bibliography:	PII:S0007114571000850 ark:/67375/6GQ-MXC8K528-9 istex:A5F1099760C2438B1DCFA85E5E4B77EC7131253B ArticleID:00085 ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23
ISSN:	0007-1145 1475-2662
DOI:	10.1079/BJN19710030