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Environmental exposure of heavy metal (lead and cadmium) and hearing loss: data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES 2010–2013)

BACKGROUND: Lead and cadmium have been identified as risk factors for hearing loss in animal studies, but large-scale studies targeting the general human population are rare. This study was conducted to investigate the link between heavy metal concentrations in blood and hearing impairment, using a...

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Autores principales: Kang, Gu Hyeok, Uhm, Jun Young, Choi, Young Gon, Kang, Eun Kye, Kim, Soo Young, Choo, Won Oh, Chang, Seong Sil
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5905116/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29692915
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40557-018-0237-9