Age-related impairments of mobility associated with cobalt and other heavy metals: Data from NHANES 1999-2004

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

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 402-409

  Lang, Iain A ^a   Scarlett, Alan ^b   Guralnik, Jack M ^c   Depledge, Michael H ^a   Melzer, David ^a   Galloway, Tamara S ^b  

^a PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COBALT; HEAVY METAL; URANIUM;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ETHNICITY; GENDER; HEAVY METAL POISONING; HUMAN; LEG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; WALKING DIFFICULTY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION; RISK; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; URINE; WALKING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; CADMIUM; COBALT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; NUTRITION SURVEYS; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URANIUM; WALKING;

EID: 60549108758     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390802647336     Document Type: Article

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