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Cigarette smoking, cadmium exposure, and zinc intake on obstructive lung disorder

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: This study examined whether zinc intake was associated with lower risk of smoking-induced obstructive lung disorder through interplay with cadmium, one of major toxicants in cigarette smoke. METHODS: Data were obtained from a sample of 6,726 subjects aged 40+ from the Third...

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Autores principales: Lin, Yu-Sheng, Caffrey, James L, Chang, Man-Huei, Dowling, Nicole, Lin, Jou-Wei
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2881897/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20459696
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-11-53