An epidemiological study on diabetes mellitus in the population living in a methyl mercury polluted area

Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 204-208

  Futatsuka, Makoto ^a   Kitano, Takao ^a   Wakamiya, Junji ^b  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MINAMATA DISEASE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Case control study; Diabetes mellitus; Epidemiology; General population; Methyl mercury

Indexed keywords

METHYLMERCURY DERIVATIVE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; POLLUTANT; PREVALENCE; RISK; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 37849189551     PISSN: 09175040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2188/jea.6.204     Document Type: Article

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