descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 17 Mar 2016 English Publisher:BMJJournal:Occupational and Environmental Medicine, volume 73, pages 355.2-356 (issn: 1351-0711, eissn: 1470-7926,

Authors: Yun-Chul Hong; Yun-Chul Hong; Youn-Hee Lim; Youn-Hee Lim; Changwoo Han;

doi: 10.1136/oemed-2016-103656

pmid: 26989140

Author response: ‘Does cadmium exposure contribute to depressive symptoms in the elderly population?’

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We thank Dr Tomoyuki Kawada1 for his interest in our manuscript entitled ‘Does cadmium exposure contribute to depressive symptoms in the elderly population?’2 In the letter, Dr Kawada depicted three possible reasons for the inconsistent results of our study: limited statistical power, use of blood cadmium as marker of cadmium exposure and the presence of other potential confounding variables. First, we agree with Dr Kawada's opinion on the limited statistical power of the study regarding the …

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Keywords

Male, Depressive Disorder, Depression, Humans, Female, Environmental Exposure, Cadmium

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