Likelihood ratio analysis of skin cancer prevalence associated with arsenic in drinking water in the USA

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 61-66

  Valberg, Peter A ^a   Beck, Barbara D ^a   Boardman, Pamela D ^a   Cohen, Joshua T ^a  

^a GRADIENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DRINKING WATER; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SKIN CANCER;

USA;

EID: 0031668024     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006589607555     Document Type: Article

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