Environmental exposure to cadmium, forearm bone density, and risk of fractures: prospective population study

Jan A. Staessen; Harry A. Roels; Dmitri Emelianov; Tatiana Kuznetsova; Lutgarde Thijs; Jaco Vangronsveld; Robert Fagard

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(98)09356-8

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CadmiumMedicinePopulationExcretionForearmCADMIUM EXPOSUREBone densityAnimal scienceOsteoporosisUrologyInternal medicineSurgeryChemistryBiologyEnvironmental health

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Year: 1999
Type: article
Volume: 353
Issue: 9159
Pages: 1140-1144
Citations: 426
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                                    Jan A. Staessen, 
                                
                                    Harry A. Roels, 
                                
                                    Dmitri Emelianov
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1999). 
                            Environmental exposure to cadmium, forearm bone density, and risk of fractures: prospective population study. 
                            The Lancet
                            , 353
                            (9159)
                            , 1140-1144.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(98)09356-8
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(98)09356-8