Herbal supplement use and blood lead levels of United States adults

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1175-1182

  Buettner, Catherine ^a,b   Mukamal, Kenneth J ^a,b   Gardiner, Paula ^c   Davis, Roger B ^a,b,d   Phillips, Russell S ^a,b   Mittleman, Murray A ^a,b,d  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Ayurvedic; Dietary supplements; Herbs; Lead analysis; Medicine; Phytotherapy

Indexed keywords

AYURVEDIC DRUG; CALCIUM; CHINESE DRUG; FOLIC ACID; GREEN TEA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; IRON; KAVA; LEAD; TURMERIC; VALERIAN;

ADULT; AGED; ALFALFA; ANGELICA SINENSIS; ARTICLE; ASTRAGALUS PLANT; BODY MASS; CHINESE HERB; CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ECHINACEA; ELEUTHEROCOCCUS SENTICOSUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FENUGREEK; GARLIC; GINKGO BILOBA; GINSENG; GLYCYRRHIZA; GROUPS BY AGE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; POLLEN; RACE DIFFERENCE; SELF REPORT; SEX RATIO; SHENG MAI; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449519146     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-009-1050-5     Document Type: Article

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