Estimation of Arsenic in Nail using Silver Diethyldithiocarbamate Method

  • Habiba Akhter Bhuiyan Division of Arsenic Research, Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Basic Science and Paraclinical Science, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Shahbag, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • Kipchu Tshering Division of Arsenic Research, Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Basic Science and Paraclinical Science, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Shahbag, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • Mir Misbahuddin Division of Arsenic Research, Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Basic Science and Paraclinical Science, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Shahbag, Dhaka, Bangladesh. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4667-1005
Keywords: Arsenic, Nail, Silver Diethyldithiocarbamate
DOI: 10.3329/bjp.v10i3.23644

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