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PreviousWhole blood lead levels are associated with radiographic and symptomatic knee osteoarthritis
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Location: http://arthritis-research.com/content/13/2/R37/abstract
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Increases in prevalence and severity measures, for both radiographic and symptomatic knee OA (although statistically significant only for rOA), were observed with increasing levels of blood Pb, suggesting that Pb may be a potentially modifiable environmental risk factor for OA.Whole blood lead levels are associated with radiographic and symptomatic knee osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional analysis in the Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project Nelson AE, Shi XA, Schwartz TA, Chen JC, Renner JB, Caldwell KL, Helmick CG, Jordan JM Arthritis Research & Therapy 2011, 13:R37
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Author/Contact: Nelson et al
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