Environmental exposure to cadmium, forearm bone density, and risk of fractures: prospective population study. Public Health and Environmental Exposure to Cadmium (PheeCad) Study Group.

Staessen, J A

Environmental exposure to cadmium, forearm bone density, and risk of fractures: prospective population study. Public Health and Environmental Exposure to Cadmium (PheeCad) Study Group. [electronic resource] - Lancet (London, England) Apr 1999 - 1140-4 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

0140-6736

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


Absorptiometry, Photon
Adult
Age Distribution
Aged
Belgium--epidemiology
Body Height--drug effects
Bone Density--drug effects
Cadmium--adverse effects
Environmental Exposure--adverse effects
Environmental Monitoring
Epidemiological Monitoring
Female
Forearm
Fractures, Bone--chemically induced
Humans
Incidence
Male
Metallurgy
Middle Aged
Population Surveillance
Prospective Studies
Residence Characteristics
Risk Factors
Sex Distribution
Soil Pollutants--analysis
Vegetables--chemistry
Zinc