What is the role of obesity in the aetiology of arsenic-related disease?

Environment International

Volumn 66, Issue , 2014, Pages 115-123

  Yu, Zhijie M ^a   Fung, Bryan ^b   Murimboh, John D ^b   Parker, Louise ^a   Dummer, Trevor J B ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Body burden; Body weight; Dietary pattern; Drinking water; Toenails

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC CONCENTRATION; BODY BURDEN; BODY WEIGHT; CONTAMINATED DRINKING WATER; DIETARY PATTERNS; METHYLATION CAPACITY; REDUCED RANK REGRESSION; TOENAILS;

ALKYLATION; ARSENIC; BIOCHEMISTRY; HEALTH; NUTRITION; POTABLE WATER; SURVEYS;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

ARSENIC; DRINKING WATER;

ARSENIC; BODY MASS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRINKING WATER; ETIOLOGY; HEALTH RISK; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; WATER QUALITY;

ADULT; AGED; ARSENIC POISONING; ARTICLE; BODY BURDEN; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; CANADA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAIL; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TISSUE LEVEL; TREND STUDY; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING; WEIGHT GAIN;

CANADA; NOVA SCOTIA;

ARSENIC; BODY BURDEN; BODY WEIGHT; DIETARY PATTERN; DRINKING WATER; TOENAILS;

ADULT; ARSENIC; DIET; DRINKING WATER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NAILS; NOVA SCOTIA; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84896694868     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2014.01.028     Document Type: Article

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