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Chronic endemic hydroarsenicism
Author(s) -
Woollons,
RussellJones
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1998.02573.x
Subject(s) - medicine , endemic diseases , environmental health
Chronic endemic hydroarsenicism in a 48‐year‐old man from Antofagasta, Chile, is reported. The literature on the global health problems of hydroarsenicism is reviewed, especially with regard to the carcinogenic action of arsenic.