Determinants of arsenicosis patients' perception and social implications of arsenic poisoning through groundwater in Bangladesh

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 3644-3656

  Mizanur Rahman Sarker, M ^a  

^a HITOTSUBASHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arsenicosis; Bangladesh; Logit model; Perception; Social implication

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER;

ADULT; ARSENIC POISONING; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PROBLEM; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 78649668011     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph7103644     Document Type: Article

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