Evaluation of Biochemical Changes in Chronic Arsenic Poisoning among Bangladeshi Patients
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Evaluation of biochemical changes in chronic arsenic poisoning among Bangladeshi patients.
An estimated 40 million people in Bangladesh have been suffering from arsenic toxicity-related diseases because of drinking water contamination with high levels of naturally occurring arsenic. To evaluate the biochemical changes in chronic arsenic exposure, a total of 115 exposed subjects diagnosed as arsenicosis patients were examined and interviewed, and 120 unexposed volunteers were enrolled...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1660-4601
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph2005030002