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Increased Mortality from Lung Cancer and Bronchiectasis in Young Adults after Exposure to Arsenic in Utero and in Early Childhood

Arsenic in drinking water is an established cause of lung cancer, and preliminary evidence suggests that ingested arsenic may also cause nonmalignant lung disease. Antofagasta is the second largest city in Chile and had a distinct period of very high arsenic exposure that began in 1958 and lasted un...

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Autores principales: Smith, Allan H., Marshall, Guillermo, Yuan, Yan, Ferreccio, Catterina, Liaw, Jane, von Ehrenstein, Ondine, Steinmaus, Craig, Bates, Michael N., Selvin, Steve
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1551995/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16882542
http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.8832