Arsenic in Drinking Water and Stroke Hospitalizations in Michigan | Zendy

Lynda D. Lisabeth | Zendy; Hyeong Jun Ahn | Zendy; John J. Chen | Zendy; Shawnita Sealy–Jefferson | Zendy; James Burke | Zendy; Jaymie R. Meliker | Zendy

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Arsenic in Drinking Water and Stroke Hospitalizations in Michigan

Author(s) -

Lynda D. Lisabeth,

Hyeong Jun Ahn,

John J. Chen,

Shawnita Sealy–Jefferson,

James Burke,

Jaymie R. Meliker

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

stroke

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397

H-Index - 319

eISSN - 1524-4628

pISSN - 0039-2499

DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.110.585281

Subject(s) - medicine , confounding , stroke (engine) , arsenic , epidemiology , population , zip code , arsenic poisoning , demography , environmental health , mechanical engineering , materials science , engineering , metallurgy , demographic economics , sociology , economics

Mechanistic and human studies suggest a role for arsenic in ischemic stroke; however, risks from chronic, low-level exposures are uncertain and US studies are lacking. The objective was to investigate the association between low-level arsenic exposure in drinking water and ischemic stroke hospital admissions in Michigan.

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