Blood mercury concentration: hypertensive versus normotensive adults
Background: Hypertension is a very common and important disease. There are conflicting reports about mercury, a trace element, in the genesis of hypertension.Methods: In this study we examined the relationship between blood mercury levels and hypertension prevalence in a population-based sample of h...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | fas |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2008-06-01
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Series: | Tehran University Medical Journal |
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Online Access: | http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/8420.pdf&manuscript_id=8420 |