Biological gradient between long-term arsenic exposure and carotid atherosclerosis

Circulation

Volumn 105, Issue 15, 2002, Pages 1804-1809

  Wang, Chih Hao ^a   Jeng, Jiann Shing ^a   Yip, Ping Keung ^a   Chen, Chi Ling ^a   Hsu, Lin I ^a   Hsueh, Yu Mei ^a   Chiou, Hung Yi ^a   Wu, Meei Mann ^a   Chen, Chien Jen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Atherosclerosis; Dose response relationship

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CHOLESTEROL; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; WELL WATER;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARSENIC POISONING; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; AUTOANALYZER; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSE RESPONSE; ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INGESTION; INTERVIEW; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SPHYGMOMANOMETER; TAIWAN;

AGE FACTORS; ARSENIC; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TAIWAN; TIME FACTORS; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 0037117661     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.0000015862.64816.B2     Document Type: Article

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