Toxicant and Disease Database
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The CHE Toxicant and Disease Database is a searchable database that summarizes links between chemical contaminants and approximately 180 human diseases or conditions. Diseases and or toxicants can be viewed by utilizing the search options below. See a full description of the database and our methodology.
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chromium
Diseases linked to this toxicant Grouped by strength of evidence
Strong Evidence | Good Evidence | Limited Evidence Abnormal sperm (morphology, motility, and sperm count) Autoimmune antibodies (positive ANA, anti-DNA, RF, etc.) |
References
Klaassen CD, Ed. Casarett and Doull's Toxicology: The Basic Science of Poisons, 6th Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill 2001.
LaDou J, Ed. Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 3rd Edition. New York: Lange Medical/McGraw-Hill Company, 2004.
Leikauf GD. Hazardous air pollutants and asthma. Environmental Health Perspectives. 2002 Aug;110 Suppl 4:505-26.
Rom WM. Environmental and Occupational Medicine, 3rd Edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Publishers, 1998.
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