Low-level arsenic in drinking water and risk of incident myocardial infarction: A cohort study

Environmental Research

Volumn 154, Issue , 2017, Pages 318-324

  Monrad, Maria ^a   Ersbøll, Annette Kjær ^b   Sørensen, Mette ^a   Baastrup, Rikke ^a   Hansen, Birgitte ^c   Gammelmark, Anders ^d   Tjønneland, Anne ^a   Overvad, Kim ^d,e   Raaschou Nielsen, Ole ^a,e  

^a DANISH CANCER SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTER   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND   (Denmark)

^d AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Cardiovascular disease; Cohort study; Drinking water; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; DRINKING WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

ARSENIC; CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DRINKING WATER; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GIS; HEALTH RISK; LIFESTYLE; PUBLIC HEALTH; WATER SUPPLY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY RISK; DENMARK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANALYSIS; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; WATER POLLUTANT;

AARHUS [DENMARK]; DENMARK;

ARSENIC; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RISK FACTORS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 85011103469     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2017.01.028     Document Type: Article

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