Arsenic levels in drinking water and the prevalence of skin lesions in West Bengal, India
Arsenic levels in drinking water and the prevalence of skin lesions in West Bengal, India
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DOI：
10.1093/ije/27.5.871
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发表时间：
1998-10-01
影响因子：
7.7
通讯作者：
Smith, AH
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作者：
Mazumder, DNG;Haque, R;Smith, AH
背景1995年4月至1996年3月，在印度西孟加拉进行了一项横断面调查，以调查砷相关的皮肤角化病和色素沉着过度病变，并确定其与砷水含量的关系。结果尽管饮用水砷浓度高达3400 μ g/l，但80%以上的受试者饮用的水中含有砷，
Background A cross-sectional survey was conducted between April 1995 and March 1996 to investigate arsenic-associated skin lesions of keratosis and hyperpigmentation in West Bengal, India, and to determine their relationship to arsenic water levels.Methods In all, 7683 participants were examined and interviewed, and the arsenic levels in their drinking water measured.Results Although water concentrations ranged up to 3400 mu g/l of arsenic, over 80% of participants were consuming water containing