Nitrate in drinking water and risk of death from colon cancer in Taiwan

Environment International

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 649-653

  Yang, Chun Yuh ^a   Wu, Deng Chuang ^b   Chang, Chih Ching ^c  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Colon cancer; Drinking water; Mortality; Nitrate

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; ECOLOGY; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; NITRATES; STATISTICS; TUMORS; WATER SUPPLY;

COLON CANCER; DEATH; MORTALITY;

POTABLE WATER;

DRINKING WATER; NITRATE;

CANCER; CAUSE OF DEATH; DRINKING WATER; HEALTH RISK; NITRATE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POLLUTION MONITORING; RISK FACTOR; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; COLON CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TAIWAN;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 34248640301     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2007.01.009     Document Type: Article

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