Iron deficiency is associated with increased levels of blood cadmium in the Korean general population: Analysis of 2008-2009 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data

Environmental Research

Volumn 112, Issue , 2012, Pages 155-163

  Lee, Byung Kook ^a   Kim, Yangho ^b  

^a Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

^b University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Ferritin; Lead; Manganese

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; FERRITIN; LEAD; MANGANESE;

ADULT; BLOOD; CADMIUM; COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SURVEY; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; CADMIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; KOREA; LABORATORY TEST; LIFESTYLE; MALE; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SMOKING;

ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CADMIUM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; IRON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; YOUNG ADULT;

KOREA;

EID: 84856212499     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2011.10.013     Document Type: Article

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