The physiological determinants of low-level urine cadmium: an assessment in a cross-sectional study among schoolchildren

Abstract Background Recent studies in children have reported associations of urinary cadmium (U-Cd), used as biomarker of Cd body burden, with renal dysfunction, retarded growth and impaired cognitive development in children. Little is known, however, about factors influencing U-Cd in children and l...

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Main Authors: Hongyu Wang, Xavier Dumont, Vincent Haufroid, Alfred Bernard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2017-09-01
Series:Environmental Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12940-017-0306-5