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Reduction in cadmium exposure in the United States population, 1988–2008: The contribution of declining smoking rates [1]

Public health policies such as tobacco control, air pollution reduction, and hazardous waste remediation may have reduced cadmium exposure among U.S. adults. However, trends in urine cadmium, a marker of cumulative cadmium exposure, have not been evaluated. The authors estimated the trends in urine cadmium concentrations in U.S. adults using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES) from 1988 to 2008.

Publication Date: 
01/02/2012
Maria Tellez-Plaza [2], Ana Navas-Acien [3], Kathleen L. Caldwell & et al [4]
Environmental Health Perspectives [5]
120
2
204-209
Tags:
Heavy Metals [6], Health Effects [7], Smoking [8], United States Of America (US) [9], Health Policy [10]
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