Sociocultural aspects of arsenicosis in Bangladesh: Community perspective

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

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1945-1958

  Ahmad, Sheikh A ^a,d   Sayed, Muhammad H S ^a   Khan, Manzurul H ^a   Karim, Muhammad N ^a   Haque, Muhammad A ^a   Bhuiyan, Mohammad S A ^a   Rahman, Muhammad S ^b   Faruquee, Mahmud H ^c  

^a NIPSOM   (Bangladesh)

^b Arsenic Cell   (Bangladesh)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF BANGLADESH   (Bangladesh)

^d National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Arsenicosis; Community perspective; Social

Indexed keywords

ARSENICOSIS PROBLEM; COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVE; TUBEWELLS;

ARSENIC; CONTAMINATION; DIAGNOSIS; DRUG PRODUCTS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; HEALTH CARE; POTABLE WATER; PROBLEM SOLVING;

DISEASES;

DRINKING WATER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARSENIC POISONING; ARSENICOSIS; BANGLADESH; COMMUNITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL VALUE; DRUG CONTAMINATION; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FINANCE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICINE; NEGLIGENCE; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; PURCHASING; REVIEW; SCREENING; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STAFF; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM; THERAPY EFFECT; TIME; TRAVEL; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARSENIC; BANGLADESH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; KERATOSIS; MALE; MELANOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 35348989899     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934520701567247     Document Type: Review

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