Combined exposure to lead, cadmium, mercury, and arsenic and kidney health in adolescents age 12–19 in NHANES 2009–2014

Background: Occupational and environmental exposures to toxic metals are established risk factors for the development of hypertension and kidney disease in adults. There is some evidence of developmental metal nephrotoxicity in children and from animal studies; however, to our knowledge no previous...

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Main Authors: Alison P. Sanders, Matthew J. Mazzella, Ashley J. Malin, Gleicy M. Hair, Stefanie A. Busgang, Jeffrey M. Saland, Paul Curtin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-10-01
Series:Environment International
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412019301990