Prevalence of arsenic-related skin lesions in widely-scatered villages of Bangladesh: An ecological survey

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 228-235

  McDonald, Corbett ^a   Hoque, Rezaul ^b   Huda, Nazmul ^c   Cherry, Nicola ^d  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b Gonoshasthaya Kendra   (Bangladesh)

^c Institute of Child and Mother Health Dhaka bd   (Bangladesh)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Arsenic exposure; Bangladesh; Prevalence; Skin lesions

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; WELL WATER;

ADULT; ARSENIC POISONING; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ECOLOGY; FEMALE; FOOT SOLE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HAND PALM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN NODULE; SKINFOLD;

ADULT; ARSENIC; ARSENIC POISONING; BANGLADESH; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; KERATOSIS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

SOLEIDAE;

EID: 33846516870     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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