Growing burden of diabetes in Pakistan and the possible role of arsenic and pesticides

Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Bahadar, Haji ^a,b   Mostafalou, Sara ^b   Abdollahi, Mohammad ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ARDABIL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Diabetes mellitus; Environmental pollutants; Heavy metals; Pakistan; Pesticides; Review

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; DRINKING WATER; PESTICIDE;

DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PAKISTAN; POLLUTANT; POPULATION EXPOSURE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 84988908300     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22516581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40200-014-0117-y     Document Type: Review

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