Health effects of environmental exposure to cadmium: objectives, design and organization of the cadmibel study: a cross-sectional morbidity study carried out in Belgium from 1985 to 1989
Cadmium is a cumulative environmental pollutant. For the general population mainly exposed by the oral route and through tobacco smoke inhalation, the kidney is the critical organ. Belgium is the principal producer of cadmium in Europe, and certain areas of the country are polluted by cadmium mainly...
Main Authors: | Lauwerys, Robert, Amery, Antoon, Bernard, Alfred, Bruaux, Pierre, Buchet, Jean-Pierre, Claeys, Françoise, De Plaen, Pierre, Ducoffre, Geneviève, Fagard, Robert, Lijnen, Paul, Nick, Laurence, Roels, Harry, Rondia, Désiré, Saint-Remy, Annie, Sartor, Francis, Staessen, Jan |
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
Published: |
1990
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1567839/ |
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