Epidemiology and prevention of chronic arsenicosis: An Indian perspective

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 582-593

  Ghosh, Pramit ^a   Roy, Chinmoyi ^b   Das, Nilay ^a,d   Sengupta, Sujit ^c  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

^b State Water Investigation Directorate   (India)

^c INSTITUTE OF POST GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^d NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Arsenicosis; Epidemiology; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; FERTILIZER; GROUND WATER; PHOSPHATE; SURFACE WATER;

AIR POLLUTION; AQUIFER; ARSENIC POISONING; BANGLADESH; BIOLEACHING; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMPACT (ENVIRONMENT); INDIA; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OCCUPATIONAL TOXICOLOGY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; SOCIAL STATUS; SOIL POLLUTION; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY;

ANIMALS; ARSENIC; ARSENIC POISONING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; INDIA; SKIN DISEASES; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 59149092125     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.45099     Document Type: Conference Paper

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