Cadmium exposure and hypertension in the 1999-2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)

Authors :: Tellez-Plaza, Maria
Navas-Acien, Ana
Crainiceanu, Ciprian M.
Guallar, Eliseo
Source :: Environmental Health Perspectives. Jan, 2008, Vol. 116 Issue 1, p51, 6 p.
Publication Year :: 2008
Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Cadmium induces hypertension in animal models. Epidemiologic studies of cadmium exposure and hypertension, however, have been inconsistent. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to investigate the association of blood and urine cadmium [...]

Subjects :: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (Statistical work)
Cadmium -- Health aspects
Cadmium -- Research
Hypertension -- Research
Hypertension -- Risk factors
Smoking -- Health aspects

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