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Lead, blood pressure and hypertension

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A. Gambelunghe, G. Sallsten, Y. Borné
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This data indicates that exposure to lead in the environment may be a causative factor for increased blood pressure and hypertension, but large studies are scarce and results are inconsistent at low-level exposures.

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Introduction. Environmental lead exposure is a possible causative factor for increased blood pressure and hypertension, but large studies are scarce and results are inconsistent at low-level exposu...