The association between spatial distribution of common malignancies and soil lead concentration in Isfahan, Iran

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 348-354

  Rashidi, Masoumeh ^a   Rameshat, Mohammad Hossein ^a   Gharib, Hadi ^b   Rouzbahani, Reza ^b   Ghias, Majid ^a   Poursafa, Parinaz ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ISFAHAN   (Iran)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cancers; Environment; Iran; Lead; Spatial distribution

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; BREAST CANCER; COLON CANCER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL AREA; IRAN; LYMPHOMA; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; PROSTATE CANCER; SKIN CANCER; SOIL POLLUTION; STOMACH CANCER; THYROID CANCER; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84861613116     PISSN: 17351995     EISSN: 17357136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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