Open AccessSocioeconomic Status and Risk for Arsenic-Related Skin Lesions in Bangladesh
Author(s) -
Maria Argos,
Faruque Parvez,
Yu Chen,
Abid Hussain,
Hassina Momotaj,
Geoffrey R. Howe,
Joseph H. Graziano,
Habibul Ahsan
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2005.078816
Subject(s) - arsenic , environmental health , socioeconomic status , medicine , arsenic poisoning , arsenic contamination of groundwater , public health , population , logistic regression , arsenic toxicity , cohort , toxicity , pathology , materials science , metallurgy
Arsenic contamination of groundwater is a severe public health crisis in Bangladesh, where the population is exposed to arsenic in drinking water through tube wells used for groundwater collection. In this study, we explored the association between socioeconomic status and arsenic toxicity.