Association of blood lead (Pb) and plasma homocysteine: A cross sectional survey in Karachi, Pakistan

PLoS ONE

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2010, Pages

  Yakub, Mohsin ^a   Iqbal, Mohammad Perwaiz ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; LEAD; PYRIDOXAL 5 PHOSPHATE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT JUICE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAKISTAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; URBAN POPULATION; VENOUS BLOOD; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD; MIDDLE AGED;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; LEAD; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; PYRIDOXAL PHOSPHATE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955362159     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0011706     Document Type: Article

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