Hair Analysis: What Affects The Test
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What Affects the Test
Factors that can interfere with your test and the accuracy of the results include:
- The area of the body from which the hair sample was taken.
- Your age.
- Your hair color.
- Your race.
- The rate of your hair growth.
- Your use of hair products, such as hair colors and sprays.
- External environmental factors, such as where you live and work.
| Last updated: | May 09, 2008 |
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| Author: | Jeannette Curtis |
| Reviewed By: | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine, R. Steven Tharratt, MD, MPVM, FACP, FCCP - Pulmonology, Critical Care, Medical Toxicology |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Tracy Landauer |
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