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Allostatic load amplifies the effect of blood lead levels on elevated blood pressure among middle-aged U.S. adults: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Scientists and regulators have sought to understand whether and how physiologic dysregulation due to chronic stress exposure may enhance vulnerability to the adverse health effects of toxicant exposures. We conducted a cross-sectional study to determine whether allostatic load (AL), a co...

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Autores principales: Zota, Ami R, Shenassa, Edmond D, Morello-Frosch, Rachel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3847858/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23953669
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-069X-12-64