Quality of life of arsenicosis patients in an arsenic-affected rural area in Bangladesh

Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 70-76

  Laskar, M Shawkatuzzaman ^a   Rahaman, M Mosiqure ^b   Akhter, Afroza ^c   Sayed, M H S Ullah ^a   Khan, M Haque ^a   Ahmad, Sk Akhtar ^a   Harada, Noriaki ^d  

^a National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine   (Bangladesh)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE   (Bangladesh)

^c Medical Services Department   (Bangladesh)

^d YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Arsenicosis; Bangladesh; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC;

ADULT; ARSENIC POISONING; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REHABILITATION CARE; RURAL AREA; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARSENIC POISONING; BANGLADESH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RURAL POPULATION; WATER SUPPLY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952228207     PISSN: 19338244     EISSN: 21544700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19338240903390347     Document Type: Article

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