A cross sectional study of anemia and iron deficiency as risk factors for arsenic-induced skin lesions in Bangladeshi women

BACKGROUND: In the Ganges Delta, chronic arsenic poisoning is a health concern affecting millions of people who rely on groundwater as their potable water source. The prevalence of anemia is also high in this region, particularly among women. Moreover, arsenic is known to affect heme synthesis and e...

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Autores principales: Kile, Molly L., Faraj, Joycelyn M., Ronnenberg, Alayne G., Quamruzzaman, Quazi, Rahman, Mahmudar, Mostofa, Golam, Afroz, Sakila, Christiani, David C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4754934/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26880234
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-2824-4

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4754934/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26880234
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-2824-4

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