Mercury exposure and risk of cardiovascular disease: A nested case-control study in the PREDIMED (PREvention with MEDiterranean Diet) study

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Downer, Mary K ^a,d   Martínez González, Miguel A ^c,d,m   Gea, Alfredo ^a,c,d,m   Stampfer, Meir ^a   Warnberg, Julia ^c,i   Ruiz Canela, Miguel ^c,d,m   Salas Salvadó, Jordi ^b,c   Corella, Dolores ^c,e   Ros, Emilio ^c,f   Fitó, Montse ^c,g   Estruch, Ramon ^c,f   Arós, Fernando ^c,h   Fiol, Miquel ^c,j   Lapetra, José ^c,k   Serra Majem, Lluís ^c,l   Bullo, Monica ^b,c   Sorli, Jose V ^c,e   Muñoz, Miguel A ^c,g   García Rodriguez, Antonio ⁱ   Gutierrez Bedmar, Mario ⁱ   Gómez Gracia, Enrique ^c,i,n   more..

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^c Instituto de Salud Carlos III   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^g HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^h HOSPITAL TXAGORRITXU   (Spain)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^j UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

^k San Pablo Health Center   (Spain)

^l UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^m IdiSNA Navarra Institute for Health Research   (Spain)

ⁿ UNIVERSIDAD DE MÁLAGA   (Spain)

more..

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Fish; Mediterranean diet; Mercury; PREDIMED; Toenail biomarker

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; METHYLMERCURY DERIVATIVE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY COMPLIANCE; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FISH; HUMAN; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK ASSESSMENT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANALYSIS; BODY BURDEN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHEMISTRY; DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NAIL; ODDS RATIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SEA FOOD; SPAIN; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME FACTOR; VERY ELDERLY; WATER POLLUTANT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY BURDEN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NAILS; ODDS RATIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTECTIVE FACTORS; RECOMMENDED DIETARY ALLOWANCES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEAFOOD; SPAIN; TIME FACTORS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 85008319279     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12872-016-0435-8     Document Type: Article

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