Low blood lead concentrations and thyroid function of American adults

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 461-473

  Mendy, Angelico ^a   Gasana, Janvier ^a   Vieira, Edgar Ramos ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

lead toxicity; NHANES; thyroid stimulating hormone; thyroxine; triiodothyronine

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; IODINE; LEAD; LIOTHYRONINE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL; BLOOD; BODY MASS; GENDER; HEALTH AND NUTRITION; HEALTH RISK; HORMONE; LEAD; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SMOKING; TOXICITY;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BONE DENSITY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FREE LIOTHYRONINE INDEX; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MALE; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SMOKING; THYROID FUNCTION;

UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; LEAD; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84889666738     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: 13691619     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603123.2012.755155     Document Type: Article

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