Early Kidney Damage in a Population Exposed to Cadmium and Other Heavy Metals

BACKGROUND: Exposure to heavy metals may cause kidney damage. The population living near the Avonmouth zinc smelter has been exposed to cadmium and other heavy metals for many decades. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to assess Cd body burden and early signs of kidney damage in the Avonmouth population. METHODS...

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Autores principales: Thomas, Laura D. K., Hodgson, Susan, Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark, Jarup, Lars
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2649217/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19270785
http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.11641

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2649217/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19270785
http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.11641

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