Cadmium and lead exposure and risk of cataract surgery in U.S. adults

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 219, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 850-856

  Wang, Weiye ^a   Schaumberg, Debra A ^b,c   Park, Sung Kyun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c SHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Cataract; Mediation analysis; NHANES; Smoking

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; LEAD; POLLUTANT;

AGED; ANALYSIS; BLOOD; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; POLLUTANT; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; URINE;

AGED; CADMIUM; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEAD; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84994156670     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2016.07.012     Document Type: Article

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