Is colon cancer mortality related to arsenic exposure?

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 71, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 533-538

  Yang, Chun Yuh ^a   Chang, Chih Ching ^b   Ho, Shu Chen ^a   Chiu, Hui Fen ^c  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; TAP WATER; WELL WATER;

ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; COLON CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INGESTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER SUPPLY;

ARSENIC; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MORTALITY; SEX FACTORS; TAIWAN; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 40749096070     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390801907509     Document Type: Article

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