Gender and age differences in mixed metal exposure and urinary excretion

Environmental Research

Volumn 111, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1271-1279

  Berglund, Marika ^a   Lindberg, Anna Lena ^a,d   Rahman, Mahfuzar ^b   Yunus, Mohammad ^b   Grandér, Margaretha ^a   Lönnerdal, Bo ^c   Vahter, Marie ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d URS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Age differences; Exposure factors; Gender differences; Metals; Urine

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; METAL; SELENIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

AGE CLASS; ARSENIC; EXCRETION; GENDER DISPARITY; HEALTH RISK; LIFESTYLE; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; TRACE ELEMENT; URINE; VULNERABILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ABSORPTION; HUMAN; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; URINARY EXCRETION; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BANGLADESH; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METALS; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

BANGLADESH; MATLAB;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 80755189931     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2011.09.002     Document Type: Article

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