Epidemiology of chronic disease related to arsenic in Argentina: A systematic review

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 538, Issue , 2015, Pages 802-816

  Bardach, Ariel Esteban ^a   Ciapponi, Agustin ^a   Soto, Natalie ^a   Chaparro, Martin R ^a   Calderon, Maria ^a   Briatore, Agustina ^b   Cadoppi, Norma ^c   Tassara, Roberto ^c   Litter, Marta I ^d  

^a INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS AND HEALTH POLICY   (Argentina)

^b HOSPITAL ITALIANO DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c Foro Estratégico para el Desarrollo Nacional ^*  (Argentina)

^d Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Arsenic; Cancer; Epidemiology; Health

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; DERMATOLOGY; DISEASES; ECODESIGN; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH; POTABLE WATER;

ARGENTINA; ARSENIC CONCENTRATION; ARSENIC CONTAMINATION; ARSENIC IN DRINKING WATERS; CANCER; DERMATOLOGICAL DISEASE; ELECTRONIC DATABASE; LOW CONCENTRATIONS;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

ARSENIC; DRINKING WATER; SURFACE WATER; WELL WATER; POLLUTANT;

ARSENIC; CANCER; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH RISK; MORTALITY; POLLUTION EFFECT; RISK FACTOR;

AQUIFER; ARGENTINA; ARSENIC POISONING; CHRONIC DISEASE; COLORECTAL CANCER; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG CANCER; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; REVIEW; SKIN CANCER; SKIN DISEASE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WATER CONTAMINATION; ADULT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLLUTANT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ARGENTINA; BUENOS AIRES [ARGENTINA];

ADULT; ARGENTINA; ARSENIC; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84940505252     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.08.070     Document Type: Review

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