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Blood lead is significantly associated with metabolic syndrome in Korean adults: an analysis based on the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES), 2008

BACKGROUND: Although an association between low-level environmental heavy metal exposure and the incidence of metabolic syndrome (MS) has been hypothesized, little research on this topic has been conducted on a population-wide level. METHODS: We analyzed MS status and whole blood lead, mercury, cadm...

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Autores principales: Rhee, Sang Youl, Hwang, You-Cheol, Woo, Jeong-taek, Sinn, Dong Hyun, Chin, Sang Ouk, Chon, Suk, Kim, Young Seol
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/PMC3849944/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23302150
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2840-12-9