The impact of environmental cadmium exposure on type 2 diabetes risk: a protocol for an overview of systematic reviews

Abstract Background Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a worldwide epidemic, and while its etiology is polygenic, the role of environmental contaminant exposure in T2DM pathogenesis is of increasing importance. However, the evidence presented in systematic reviews on the relationship between cadmium...

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Main Authors: Julia Hildebrand, Swarni Thakar, Tonya-Leah Watts, Laura Banfield, Lehana Thabane, Joseph Macri, Stephen Hill, M. Constantine Samaan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:Systematic Reviews
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-019-1246-7