Arsenic, its clinical and environmental significance

Journal of Trace Elements in Experimental Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 165-172

  Hindmarsh, J Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Carcinogenesis; Hair analysis; Natural anthropogenic; Neuropathy; Toxicity; Water analysis

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; DRINKING WATER; FUNGICIDE; PESTICIDE;

AIR POLLUTION; BLADDER CANCER; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENDARTERITIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FISH; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; KIDNEY CANCER; LIVER CANCER; LUNG CANCER; NEUROPATHY; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CANCER; SKIN DEFECT;

EID: 0033951004     PISSN: 0896548X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-670X(2000)13:1<165::AID-JTRA17>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Conference Paper

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