Intakes of several nutrients are associated with incidence of arsenic-related keratotic skin lesions in Bangladesh

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 142, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2128-2134

  Melkonian, Stephanie ^a   Argos, Maria ^a   Chen, Yu ^c   Parvez, Faruque ^b   Pierce, Brandon ^a   Ahmed, Alauddin ^d   Islam, Tariqul ^d   Ahsan, Habibul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d U Chicago Research Bangladesh Ltd   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ARSENIC; ASCORBIC ACID; CALCIUM; DRINKING WATER; FOLIC ACID; IRON; RETINOL; RIBOFLAVIN; THIAMINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARSENIC POISONING; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FIBER; HAZARD RATIO; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KERATOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN DEFECT; TREND STUDY; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARSENIC; BANGLADESH; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KERATOSIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84872135202     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.112.165720     Document Type: Article

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