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Cancer mortality and public drinking water in St. Louis city and county
Author(s) -
Marienfeld Carl J.,
Collins Michael D.,
Wright Harley T.,
Reddy Ravula,
Shoop Gary,
Roberts Kay K.,
Rust Philip
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1980.tb04602.x
Subject(s) - st louis , socioeconomic status , cancer , low income , environmental health , public health , gerontology , demography , geography , socioeconomics , medicine , history , sociology , population , art history , nursing
The results of recent studies do not appear to implicate drinking water as a major factor in producing the considerably higher cancer mortality rates in the city of St. Louis than in St. Louis County, pointing instead to such socioeconomic factors as low income, low educational level, and occupation as a laborer and to air pollution.