Reference intervals for blood Cd and Pb in the general population of Sardinia (Italy)

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 214, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 102-109

  Forte, Giovanni ^a   Madeddu, Roberto ^b,c   Tolu, Paola ^b   Asara, Yolande ^b   Marchal, Juan A ^d   Bocca, Beatrice ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOSTRUCTURES AND BIOSYSTEMS   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Blood; Cadmium; Lead; Reference values

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; LEAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CADMIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; LEAD; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953031224     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2010.09.006     Document Type: Article

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