Gender difference in blood cadmium concentration in the general population: Can it be explained by iron deficiency?

Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 322-327

  Kim, Suk Hwan ^a   Kim, Yangho ^a   Kim, Nam Soo ^b   Lee, Byung Kook ^c  

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

^b Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

^c Korean Industrial Health Association   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Ferritin; Gender; Menopause

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CADMIUM; FERRITIN; IRON;

ADULT; AGED; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD LEVEL; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IMMUNORADIOMETRIC ASSAY; IRON DEFICIENCY; KOREAN (PEOPLE); LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; YOUNG ADULT; BLOOD; DEFICIENCY; MENOPAUSE;

CADMIUM; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HUMANS; IRON; MALE; MENOPAUSE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84903603717     PISSN: 0946672X     EISSN: 18783252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2014.02.003     Document Type: Article

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