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Diagram showing the proximal and distal first trimester hair segments for comparison
The dashed box indicates segments on each hair sample collection used for comparisons: 0-3cm from the scalp on hair sample 1 collected in the first trimester (proximal) and 6-9cm from the scalp on hair sample 2 collected at delivery (distal).
