Arsenic exposure and adverse health effects: A review of recent findings from arsenic and health studies in Matlab, Bangladesh

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 371-376

  Yunus, Mohammad ^a   Sohel, Nazmul ^a   Hore, Samar Kumar ^a   Rahman, Mahfuzar ^a,b  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

^b Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse effects; Arsenic; Bangladesh; Drinking water; Health

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; DRINKING WATER;

BANGLADESH; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; HYPERTENSION; KERATOSIS; MORTALITY; REVIEW; URINALYSIS; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY;

ARSENIC; BANGLADESH; GROUNDWATER; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 80052763437     PISSN: 1607551X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.kjms.2011.05.012     Document Type: Review

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