Measurement of low levels of arsenic exposure: A comparison of water and toenail concentrations

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 84-90

  Karagas, Margaret R ^a   Tosteson, Tor D ^a   Blum, Joel ^b   Klaue, Bjoern ^b   Weiss, Julia E ^a   Stannard, Virginia ^a   Spate, Vickie ^c   Morris, J Steven ^c  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Dartmouth College   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Epidemiologic studies; Heavy; Metals

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; DRINKING WATER; HEAVY METAL; TAP WATER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NAIL; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING;

ADULT; AGED; ARSENIC; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAILS; TOES; WATER; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0034234113     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/152.1.84     Document Type: Article

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