Spontaneous pregnancy loss in humans and exposure to arsenic in drinking water

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 213, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 401-413

  Bloom, Michael S ^a   Fitzgerald, Edward F ^a   Kim, Keewan ^a   Neamtiu, Iulia ^b   Gurzau, Eugen S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY   (United States)

^b BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Epidemiology; Pregnancy loss; Spontaneous abortion; Stillbirth

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; WATER;

BANGLADESH; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SUPPLY;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ARSENIC; BANGLADESH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 78649663176     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2010.09.001     Document Type: Review

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