The feasibility of epidemiologic studies of waterborne arsenic: A mortality study in Millard County, Utah

Journal of Environmental Health

Volumn 60, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 14-19

  Lewis, Denise Riedel ^a   Southwick, J Wanless ^b   Scanlan, Larry P ^b   Rench, Jerry ^b   Calderon, Rebecca L ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

ARSENIC; DRINKING WATER; MORTALITY TRENDS; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; MORTALITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

USA, UTAH, MILLARD COUNTY;

EID: 0031843714     PISSN: 00220892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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