Association between chronic arsenic exposure and nutritional status among the women of child bearing age: A case-control study in Bangladesh

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2811-2821

  Milton, Abul H ^a   Shahidullah, S M ^b   Smith, Wayne ^a   Hossain, Kazi S ^c   Hasan, Ziaul ^b   Ahmed, Kazi T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b NGO Forum for Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation   (Bangladesh)

^c Centre for Health and Development   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Nutritional status; Reproductive aged women

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; DRINKING WATER; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARSENIC POISONING; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RELIGION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 78649587356     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph7072811     Document Type: Article

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