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Blood cadmium level as a risk factor for chronic pain: NHANES database 1999-2004.
Authors
Mi P, Dong H, Chen S, Gao X, Cao X, Liu Y, Wang H, Fan GAbstract
The escalating prevalence of chronic pain poses a substantial socio-economic burden. Chronic pain primarily stems from musculoskeletal and nervous system impairments. Given cadmium’s known toxicity to these systems, our study sought to investigate the correlation between blood cadmium levels and chronic pain.