Arsenic and non-malignant lung disease

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

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1859-1867

  Mazumder, D N Guha ^a  

^a DNGM Research Foundation   (India)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Bronchiectasis; Chronic bronchitis; COPD; ILD; Lung disease; Lung function tests; West Bengal

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; POTABLE WATER; SKIN; TOXICITY;

CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; LUNG FUNCTION TESTS; WEST BENGAL;

PULMONARY DISEASES;

ARSENIC; DRINKING WATER;

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BRONCHIECTASIS; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK; SKIN DEFECT; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ADULT; ARSENIC; ARSENIC POISONING; BANGLADESH; BRONCHIECTASIS; BRONCHITIS, CHRONIC; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; LUNG DISEASES; LUNG DISEASES, INTERSTITIAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SKIN DISEASES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 35349004316     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934520701566926     Document Type: Article

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