Arsenic-induced toxicity and carcinogenicity: A two-wave cross-sectional study in arsenicosis individuals in West Bengal, India

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 156-162

  Paul, Somnath ^a   Das, Nandana ^a   Bhattacharjee, Pritha ^a   Banerjee, Mayukh ^a   Das, Jayanta K ^b   Sarma, Nilendu ^c   Sarkar, Ajoy ^d   Bandyopadhyay, Apurba K ^a   Sau, Tanmoy J ^c   Basu, Santanu ^e   Banerjee, Saptarshi ^f   Majumder, Papia ^g   Giri, Ashok K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL BIOLOGY   (India)

^b West Bank Hospital   (India)

^c NRS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^d PEERLESS HOSPITAL   (India)

^e Sri Aurobindo Seva Kendra ^*  (India)

^f MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

^g Tata Main Hospital ^*  (India)

Author keywords

arsenic; cross sectional study; dermatological disorder; micronucleus; non dermatological disorders; remediation

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CARCINOGEN; DRINKING WATER;

ADULT; ARSENIC POISONING; ARTICLE; CARCINOGEN TESTING; CHEMISTRY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INDIA; MICRONUCLEUS TEST;

ADULT; ARSENIC; ARSENIC POISONING; CARCINOGENICITY TESTS; CARCINOGENS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; INDIA; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS;

EID: 84876758016     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jes.2012.91     Document Type: Article

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