Blood Cadmium in London Civil Servants

Staessen J (Epidemiology Research Unit, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith Hospital, London W12 OHS, UK), Yeoman W B, Fletcher A E, Markowe H L J, Marmot M G, Rose G, Semmence A, Shipley M J and Bulpitt C J. Blood cadmium in London...

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Published in:International journal of epidemiology 1990-06, Vol.19 (2), p.362-366
Main Authors: STAESSEN, J, YEOMAN, W B, FLETCHER, A E, MARKOWE, H L J, MARMOT, M G, ROSE, G, SEMMENCE, A, SHIPLEY, M J, BULPITT, C J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age Factors
Biological and medical sciences
Blood Pressure - drug effects
Cadmium - blood
Creatinine - blood
Female
Humans
Kidney - drug effects
London
Male
Medical sciences
Menopause - blood
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Sex Factors
Smoking - blood
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Summary:Staessen J (Epidemiology Research Unit, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith Hospital, London W12 OHS, UK), Yeoman W B, Fletcher A E, Markowe H L J, Marmot M G, Rose G, Semmence A, Shipley M J and Bulpitt C J. Blood cadmium in London civil servants. International Journal of Epidemiology 1990, 19: 362–366. Blood cadmium was measured in 466 randomly selected London civil servants not exposed to heavy metals at work. Blood cadmium ranged from 3.6 to 75.6 nmol/L (0.4 to 8.5μ g/L) with a geometric mean of 6.4 nmol/L (0.7 μg/L) in non-smokers and 13.6 nmol/L (1.5 μg/L) in smokers (p
ISSN:0300-5771
1464-3685
DOI:10.1093/ije/19.2.362