Manganese, arsenic, and infant mortality in Bangladesh: An ecological analysis

Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 148-153

  Cherry, Nicola ^a   Shaik, Kashem ^b   McDonald, Corbett ^c   Chowdhury, Zafrullah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Gonoshasthaya Kendra   (Bangladesh)

^c NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Epidemiology; Heavy metals; Infant mortality; Water contamination

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; MANGANESE; WELL WATER; MANGANESE DERIVATIVE; ORGANOARSENIC DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CAUSE OF DEATH; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; LIVE BIRTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER CONTAMINATION; ANALYSIS; ARSENIC POISONING; DOSE RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; MANGANESE POISONING; NEWBORN; RISK; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

ARSENIC POISONING; ARSENICALS; BANGLADESH; CAUSE OF DEATH; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; MANGANESE POISONING; ODDS RATIO; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 77956244392     PISSN: 19338244     EISSN: 21544700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19338240903390362     Document Type: Article

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