Current status and prevention strategy for coal-arsenic poisoning in Guizhou, China

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 273-276

  Li, Dasheng ^a   An, Dong ^a   Zhou, Yunsu ^b   Liu, Jie ^b   Waalkes, Michael P ^b  

^a Guizhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

^b National Cancer Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Arsenicosis; China; Coal arsenic exposure; Drug therapy; Health education; Health effects; Neoplasms; Nutrition; Review literature

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; COAL;

ARSENIC POISONING; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCINERATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARSENIC; ARSENIC POISONING; CHINA; COAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCINERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33846480842     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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