Calcium and magnesium in drinking water and risk of death from acute myocardial infarction in Taiwan

Environmental Research

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 407-411

  Yang, Chun Yuh ^a   Chang, Chih Ching ^a   Tsai, Shang Shyue ^b   Chiu, Hui Fen ^c  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Calcium; Drinking water; Magnesium; Water hardness

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; DRINKING WATER; MAGNESIUM;

CALCIUM; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DRINKING WATER; HEALTH RISK; MAGNESIUM; WATER POLLUTION;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX; TAIWAN; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WATER SUPPLY;

CALCIUM; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNESIUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN; WATER SUPPLY;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 33646868051     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2005.12.019     Document Type: Article

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