Validation of estimates of past exposure to arsenic in drinking water using historical urinary arsenic concentrations

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 450-454

  James, Katherine A ^a   Meliker, Jaymie R ^b   Marshall, Julie A ^a   Hokanson, John E ^a   Zerbe, Gary O ^a   Byers, Tim E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

arsenic; drinking water; geospatial modeling; urine

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; DRINKING WATER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; URINE; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARSENIC; COLORADO; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879414132     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jes.2013.8     Document Type: Article

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