Management of chronic arsenicosis

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 251-

  Jakariya, M ^a   Chowdhury, A M R ^a   Hossain, M Zabed ^a   Rahman, Mahfuzar ^b  

^a RESEARCH AND EVALUATION DIVISION   (Bangladesh)

^b ICDDRB Public Health Sciences Division   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; SALICYLIC ACID;

ARSENIC POISONING; BANGLADESH; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; POLLUTION MONITORING; PROGNOSIS; SKIN DEFECT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIOXIDANTS; ARSENIC; ARSENIC POISONING; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMINS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0142042460     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: 17581133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004947550303300426     Document Type: Article

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