Stratification of population in NHANES 2009–2014 based on exposure pattern of lead, cadmium, mercury, and arsenic and their association with cardiovascular, renal and respiratory outcomes

Background: Environmental exposure to toxic metals is an important risk factor to human health. Traditional methods have examined associations between a health endpoint and exposure to heavy metals by either univariate or multiple regression. In the setting of ubiquitous heterogeneous environmental...

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Main Authors: Xu Yao, Xu Steven Xu, Yaning Yang, Zhi Zhu, Zhao Zhu, Fangbiao Tao, Min Yuan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-04-01
Series:Environment International
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412021000349