Magnesium and calcium in drinking water and cerebrovascular mortality in Taiwan

Magnesium Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 51-57

  Yang, Chun Yuh ^a   Chiu, Hui Fen ^a   Chiu, Jeng Fen ^a   Wang, Tsu Nai ^a   Cheng, Ming Fen ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Calcium; Cerebrovascular mortality; Drinking water; Magnesium

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; MAGNESIUM;

ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; MORTALITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; TAIWAN; URBANIZATION; WATER SUPPLY;

CALCIUM; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; HUMANS; MAGNESIUM; ODDS RATIO; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TAIWAN; URBANIZATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0031085876     PISSN: 09531424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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