Dose-response relationship between ingested arsenic and cataracts among residents in Southwestern Taiwan

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1843-1851

  See, Lai Chu ^a   Chiou, Hung Yi ^b   Lee, Jiahn Shing ^c   Hsueh, Yu Mei ^b   Lin, Shu Mei ^a   Tu, Ming Chang ^c   Yang, Meng Ling ^c   Chen, Chien Jen ^d,e  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d GENOMICS RESEARCH CENTER   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cataract; Ingested arsenic; Posterior subcapsular opacities; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

CATARACT; INGESTED ARSENIC; POSTERIOR SUBCAPSULAR OPACITIES; PREVALENCE;

CATALYSIS; LENSES; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; OPACITY; RISK ANALYSIS; WATER;

ARSENIC;

ARSENIC; WELL WATER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOSE RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUBCAPSULAR CATARACT; SUN EXPOSURE; TAIWAN; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARSENIC; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUNLIGHT; TAIWAN; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 35348948117     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934520701566884     Document Type: Article

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