Cadmium exposure and incidence of diabetes mellitus - results from the malmö diet and cancer study.
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Summary, in English
Cadmium is a pollutant with multiple adverse health effects: renal dysfunction, osteoporosis and fractures, cancer, and probably cardiovascular disease. Some studies have reported associations between cadmium and impaired fasting glucose and diabetes. However, this relationship is controversial and there is a lack of longitudinal studies.
Department/s
Publishing year
2014
Language
English
Publication/Series
PLoS ONE
Volume
9
Issue
11
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Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Topic
- Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems
- Other Clinical Medicine
Status
Published
Research group
- Cardiovascular Research - Epidemiology
- Internal Medicine - Epidemiology
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1932-6203