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The Association between Blood Pressure and Whole Blood Methylmercury in a Cross-sectional Study among Inuit in Greenland

2012

Sternhagen Nielsen, A.B., Davidsen, M., & Bjerregaard, P.

Springer Nature

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In this cross-sectional population-based study, the authors examined the relation between whole blood mercury and blood pressure in the Inuit of Greenland, a population subject to high exposure of methylmercury through their traditional diet. The study found no adverse associations between whole blood mercury and blood pressure in this population.

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The Association between Blood Pressure and Whole Blood Methylmercury in a Cross-sectional Study among Inuit in Greenland

Sternhagen Nielsen, A.B., Davidsen, M., & Bjerregaard, P. (2012). The association between blood pressure and whole blood methylmercury in a cross-sectional study among Inuit in Greenland. Environmental Health, 11, 44.

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