A Biomonitoring Study of Lead, Cadmium, and Mercury in the Blood of New York City Adults [corrected] [published erratum appears in ENVIRON HEALTH PERSPECT 2011 Feb;119(2):A57].
OBJECTIVES: We assessed the extent of exposure to lead, cadmium, and mercury in the New York City (NYC) adult population. METHODS: We measured blood metal concentrations in a representative sample of 1,811 NYC residents as part of the NYC Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2004. RESULTS: The g...
| Publicado en: | Environmental Health Perspectives Vol. 115; no. 10; pp. 1435 - 1442 |
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National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Oct2007
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