Bone lead and blood lead levels in relation to baseline blood pressure and the prospective development of hypertension. The normative aging study

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 153, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 164-171

  Cheng, Yawen ^a   Schwartz, Joel ^b   Sparrow, David ^c   Aro, Antonio ^a,b   Weiss, Scott T ^a,b   Hu, Howard ^a,b,d  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d CHANNING LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone and bones; Hypertension; Lead; Proportional hazards models

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BONE LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATELLA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; BONE AND BONES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION;

EID: 0035863764     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/153.2.164     Document Type: Article

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