Ingested arsenic, characteristics of well water consumption and risk of different histological types of lung cancer in northeastern Taiwan

Environmental Research

Volumn 110, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 455-462

  Chen, Chi Ling ^a   Chiou, Hung Yi ^b   Hsu, Ling I ^c   Hsueh, Yu Mei ^b   Wu, Meei Maan ^c   Chen Chien Jen, C J ^c,d  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d GENOMICS RESEARCH CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adenocarcinoma; Arsenic; Lung cancer; Small cell carcinoma; Squamous cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC ACID; WATER;

ARSENIC; CANCER; HEALTH RISK; HISTOLOGY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WELL WATER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CIGARETTE SMOKING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INGESTION; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; TAIWAN;

ADULT; ARSENIC; ARSENIC POISONING; CARCINOGENS; DRINKING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

TAIWAN;

EID: 77953622072     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2009.08.010     Document Type: Article

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