Association between δ-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase (ALAD) polymorphism and blood lead levels: A meta-regression analysis

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 70, Issue 23, 2007, Pages 1986-1994

  Zhao, Yang ^a   Wang, Lu ^a   Shen, Hong Bing ^a   Wang, Zhong Xu ^b   Wei, Qing Yi ^c   Chen, Feng ^a  

^a NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PORPHOBILINOGEN SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; FIXED EFFECTS MODEL; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM EFFECTS MODEL; RANDOMIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PORPHOBILINOGEN SYNTHASE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 35649024288     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390701550946     Document Type: Article

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