Cadmium exposure is accompanied by increased prevalence and future growth of atherosclerotic plaques in 64-year-old women

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 272, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 601-610

  Fagerberg, Björn ^a,b   Bergström, Göran ^a,b   Borén, Jan ^a,b   Barregard, Lars ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Cadmium; Cardiovascular risk factors; Carotid artery; Smoking

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CREATININE; STATIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE COURSE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; HUMAN; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; ULTRASOUND; URINALYSIS;

EID: 84869869643     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: 13652796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2796.2012.02578.x     Document Type: Article

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