Whole blood lead levels are associated with radiographic and symptomatic knee osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional analysis in the Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project

INTRODUCTION: Lead (Pb) is known to affect bone, and recent evidence suggests that it has effects on cartilage as well. As osteoarthritis (OA) is a highly prevalent disease affecting bone and cartilage, we undertook the present analysis to determine whether whole blood Pb levels are associated with...

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Autores principales: Nelson, Amanda E, Shi, Xiaoyan A, Schwartz, Todd A, Chen, Jiu-Chiuan, Renner, Jordan B, Caldwell, Kathleen L, Helmick, Charles G, Jordan, Joanne M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3132016/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21362189
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/ar3270

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3132016/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21362189
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/ar3270

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