A systematic review of analytical observational studies investigating the association between cardiovascular disease and drinking water hardness

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 433-442

  Catling, Louise A ^a   Abubakar, Ibrahim ^a   Lake, Iain R ^b   Swift, Louise ^a   Hunter, Paul R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcium; Cardiovascular disease; Drinking water; Magnesium; Systematic review; Water hardness

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; MAGNESIUM; WATER;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHEMISTRY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DRINKING; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; REVIEW; RISK; SANITATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WATER SUPPLY;

ADULT; AGED; CALCIUM; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DATA COLLECTION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DRINKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNESIUM; MALE; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; RISK; SEX FACTORS; WATER; WATER SOFTENING; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 59449086460     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2008.054     Document Type: Article

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