Well water arsenic exposure, arsenic induced skin-lesions and self-reported morbidity in inner mongolia

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1010-1025

  Xia, Yajuan ^a   Wade, Timothy J ^b   Wu, Kegong ^a   Li, Yanhong ^a   Ning, Zhixiong ^c   Chris Le, X ^d   He, Xingzhou ^e   Chen, Binfei ^f   Feng, Yong ^g   Mumford, Judy L ^b  

^a Inner Mongolia Center for Endemic Disease Control and Research   (China)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c Ba Men Anti Epidemic Station   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^e CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^f RTP ^*  (United States)

^g Hangjin Hou Centers for Disease Control   (China)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Drinking water; Hyperkeratosis; Inner mongolia; Skin lesions

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; WELL WATER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONGOLIA; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; SELF REPORT; SKIN DEFECT;

EID: 67649221623     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph6031010     Document Type: Article

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