Arsenic, cancer, and thoughtless policy

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 139-142

  Kayajanian, Gary ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticarcinogen; Arsenic; Cancer; J shaped exposure response curve

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; DRINKING WATER;

ARSENIC; CANCER; DRINKING WATER; HEALTH RISK; WATER PLANNING;

CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; ECOTOXICITY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; POPULATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER STANDARD; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0038368743     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0147-6513(02)00042-8     Document Type: Review

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