Lung cancer and arsenic exposure in drinking water: a case-control study in northern Chile

• Główni autorzy: Catterina Ferreccio (Autor), Claudia Gonzalez Psych (Autor), Vivian Milosavjlevic Stat (Autor), Guillermo Marshall Gredis (Autor), Ana María Sancha (Autor)
• Format: Książka
• Wydane: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz.
• Hasła przedmiotowe: article
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In some Chilean cities, levels of arsenic (As) in drinking water reached 800 µg/L between 1950 and 1970, while current levels are 40 µg/L. To evaluate the causal role of this exposure in lung and bladder cancers, we conducted a case-control study in Regions I, II, and III of the country. From 1994 t...