D. Caceres

Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Tarapacá, Arica, Chile |Escuela de Salud Pública, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile. Santiago, Chile

[ 1 ] - Carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic health risks of arsenic exposure in drinking water in the rural environment

Carcinogenic and systemic health effects of arsenic exposure in drinking water are well documented. This study estimated the risk associated with chronic consumption of water with high concentrations of arsenic in children and adults living in six Andean locations, in Chile. Concentrations of arsenic in the drinking water were analyzed between 2014 and 2017 based on health authority reports and...

[ 2 ] - The effect of short-term of fine particles on daily respiratory emergency in cities contaminated with wood smoke

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The goal of this study is to evaluate in a time-series study the short-term effects of particulate matter-2.5exposure on respiratory emergency visits in six central-southern Chilean cities highly contaminated by wood smoke. METHODS: Association was assessed using both distributed lag linear and non-linear Poisson models constrai...

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