Lung cancer mortality reduction after installation of tap-water supply system in an arseniasis-endemic area in Southwestern Taiwan

Lung Cancer

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 265-270

  Chiu, Hui Fen ^a   Ho, Shu Chen ^a   Yang, Chun Yuh ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Drinking water; Lung cancer; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; DRINKING WATER; TAP WATER; WELL WATER;

ARSENIC POISONING; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CANCER MORTALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION; TAIWAN; WATER SUPPLY;

ARSENIC; ARSENIC POISONING; COOKERY; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TAIWAN; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 8444236303     PISSN: 01695002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2004.05.012     Document Type: Article

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