A dietary-wide association study (DWAS) of environmental metal exposure in US children and adults

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2014, Pages

  Davis, Matthew A ^a,b,c,d   Gilbert Diamond, Diane ^a,b,d   Karagas, Margaret R ^a,b,d   Li, Zhigang ^a,b,d   Moore, Jason H ^a,b,d   Williams, Scott M ^b,d   Frost, H Robert ^b,d  

^a Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Center at Dartmouth   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^d DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CADMIUM; LEAD; MERCURY; METAL; HEAVY METAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD LEVEL; CHILD; DIETARY WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL PARAMETERS; POPULATION RESEARCH; RICE; SEA FOOD; UNITED STATES; URINALYSIS; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET; INFANT; INTOXICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; URINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOMARKERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; METALS, HEAVY; POISONING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84907192649     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0104768     Document Type: Article

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