Arsenic exposure through drinking water and its effect on pregnancy outcome in Bengali women

Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 271-275

  Sen, Jaydip ^a   Chaudhuri, Asit B D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH BENGAL   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

Groundwater; Miscarriage; Stillbirth; Toxic elements; West Bengal

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; DRINKING WATER;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STILLBIRTH; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ARSENIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; PREGNANCY; STILLBIRTH; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 57449102357     PISSN: 00041254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/10004-1254-59-2008-1871     Document Type: Article

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