High risks of lung disease associated with early-life and moderate lifetime arsenic exposure in northern Chile

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 313, Issue , 2016, Pages 10-15

  Steinmaus, Craig ^a   Ferreccio, Catterina ^b,c   Acevedo, Johanna ^b,c   Balmes, John R ^a,d   Liaw, Jane ^a   Troncoso, Patricia ^e,f   Dauphiné, David C ^a   Nardone, Anthony ^g   Smith, Allan H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^c University of Chile   (Chile)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e Laboratorio de Anatomía Patológica Dra Patricia Troncoso   (Chile)

^f Servicio de Psiquiatría Hospital Clínico Dr Félix Búlnes   (Chile)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Chile; Drinking water; Early life; Long term exposures; Lung function; Pulmonary disease

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; WATER; DRINKING WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CHILE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPNEA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG TOXICITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CHEMISTRY; LUNG DISEASES; RISK FACTOR; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADULT; ARSENIC; CHILE; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84992176521     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: 10960333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2016.10.006     Document Type: Article

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