Relationship between blood cadmium, lead, and serum thyroid measures in US adults - The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2007-2010

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 125-136

  Luo, Juhua ^a   Hendryx, Michael ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cadmium; chemical; epidemiology; heavy metals

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COTININE; LEAD; LIOTHYRONINE; THYROGLOBULIN; THYROID HORMONE; THYROXINE;

BLOOD; CADMIUM; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH AND NUTRITION; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SURVEY; SERUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CADMIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; FEMALE; FREE LIOTHYRONINE INDEX; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; HEAVY METAL BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THYROGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; YOUNG ADULT;

UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CADMIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEAD; MALE; SEX FACTORS; THYROID GLAND; THYROID HORMONES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84891874142     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: 13691619     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603123.2013.800962     Document Type: Article

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