Association between arsenic exposure and diabetes: A meta-analysis

BioMed Research International

Volumn 2015, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Sung, Tzu Ching ^a,b   Huang, Jhih Wei ^c   Guo, How Ran ^b,c,d   Su, Shih Bin ^e  

^a University of Kang Ning   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; DRINKING WATER;

DIABETES MELLITUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HUMAN; INGESTION; INHALATION; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RECORD; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WATER CONTAMINATION; ADVERSE EFFECTS; META ANALYSIS;

ARSENIC; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS;

EID: 84929378551     PISSN: 23146133     EISSN: 23146141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2015/368087     Document Type: Review

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