A quantitative analysis of chronic exposure of selected heavy metals in a model diet in a CKD hotspot in Sri Lanka

A quantitative analysis of chronic exposure of selected heavy metals in a model diet in a CKD hotspot in Sri Lanka

Abstract Background Evidence of chronic low levels of exposure to heavy metals in Sri Lanka has emerged in a number of studies carried out in the recent past. The source and magnitude of such exposures have to be understood in order to assess the risk of adverse health effects of this exposure and t...

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Main Authors: T. B. Ananda Jayalal, T. W. M. A. Jayaruwan Bandara, Sanath T. C. Mahawithanage, M. A. Jagath Wansapala, Sapthala P. L. Galappaththi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
Chronic kidney disease
CKDu
Hypertension
Low IQ
Neoplasms
Low birth weight
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-019-1371-5

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