Urinary levels of inorganic and organic arsenic metabolites among residents in an arseniasis-hyperendemic area in Taiwan

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 431-444

  Hsueh, Yu Mei ^a   Huang, Ya Li ^a   Huang, Chuan Chieh ^b   Wu, Wen Lin ^a   Chen, Huei Min ^a   Yang, Mo Hsiung ^b   Lue, Lan Chin ^a   Chen, Chien Jen ^c  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; ARSENIC ACID; ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; CACODYLIC ACID; METHANEARSONIC ACID; WELL WATER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHYLATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAIWAN; URINE LEVEL;

ADULT; AGED; ARSENIC; ARSENICALS; ENDEMIC DISEASES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; TAIWAN; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0032563083     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/009841098158728     Document Type: Article

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