High Urinary Tungsten Concentration Is Associated with Stroke in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999–2010

Jessica Tyrrell; Tamara S. Galloway; Ghada Abo-Zaid; David Melzer; Michael H. Depledge; Nicholas J. Osborne

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0077546

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High Urinary Tungsten Concentration Is Associated with Stroke in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999–2010

Jessica Tyrrell,

Affiliation European Centre for Environment and Human Health, University of Exeter Medical School, Truro, United Kingdom
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Tamara S. Galloway,

Affiliation College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom
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Ghada Abo-Zaid,

Affiliation European Centre for Environment and Human Health, University of Exeter Medical School, Truro, United Kingdom
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David Melzer,

Affiliation Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, United Kingdom
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Michael H. Depledge,

Affiliation European Centre for Environment and Human Health, University of Exeter Medical School, Truro, United Kingdom
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Nicholas J. Osborne

* E-mail: N.J.Osborne@exeter.ac.uk

Affiliation European Centre for Environment and Human Health, University of Exeter Medical School, Truro, United Kingdom
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High Urinary Tungsten Concentration Is Associated with Stroke in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999–2010

Jessica Tyrrell,
Tamara S. Galloway,
Ghada Abo-Zaid,
David Melzer,
Michael H. Depledge,
Nicholas J. Osborne

Published: November 11, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0077546

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