Thyroid hormones in relation to lead, mercury, and cadmium exposure in the national health and nutrition examination survey, 2007-2008

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 181-186

  Chen, Aimin ^a   Kim, Stephani S ^a   Chung, Ethan ^a   Dietrich, Kim N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Heavy metals; Lead; Mercury; Thyroid hormones

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COTININE; IODINE; LEAD; LIOTHYRONINE; MERCURY; THYROGLOBULIN; THYROID ANTIBODY; THYROID HORMONE; THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODY; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FREE LIOTHYRONINE INDEX; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS THYROID SYSTEM; MALE; NOTE; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CADMIUM; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEAD; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MERCURY; NUTRITION SURVEYS; THYROID HORMONES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873353304     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1205239     Document Type: Note

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