An estimation of the global burden of disease due to skin lesions caused by arsenic in drinking water

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 101-107

  Fewtrell, Lorna ^a   Fuge, Ron ^b   Kay, David ^b  

^a Centre for Research into Environment and Health   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arsenic; DALYs; Disease burden; Drinking water; Exposure estimates; Skin lesions

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; FRESH WATER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHILD; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN DISEASE; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SUPPLY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARSENIC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; FRESH WATER; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN DISEASES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY; WORLD HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 27144446922     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2005.0011     Document Type: Article

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