Diabetes mellitus among Swedish art glass workers - An effect of arsenic exposure?

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 146-149

  Mahfuzar Rahman, M D ^a   Wingren, Gun ^a   Axelson, Olav ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cardiovascular disease; Case control; Case referent; Epidemiologic; Metal exposure; Occupational

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; GLASS INDUSTRY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN;

EID: 15844408829     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.123     Document Type: Article

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