| Titre : | Health surveillance in the population living in a methyl mercury-polluted area over a long period. (2000) |
| Auteurs : | Makoto FUTATSUKA ; et al. ; Yoshiharu FUKUDA ; Takao KITANO ; Masahiro SHONO ; Kayo USHIJIMA ; Mercury as a global pollutant. 5th international conference. (23-28/05/1999; Rio de Janeiro (BRA)) |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | Environmental research (vol. 83, n° 2, 2000/06) |
| Pagination : | 83-92 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Mots-clés : | Mercure ; Exposition ; Facteur risque ; Surveillance épidémiologique ; Méthode épidémiologique ; Foie [pathologie] ; Diabète ; Rein [pathologie] ; Prévalence ; Japon |
| Résumé : | It is important to follow up on the health status of inhabitants living in the methyl mercury-polluted area surrounding Minamata City, paying particular attention to diseases not only of the central nervous system but also of the other organs. We have been carrying out such concentric studies for more than 10 years. We have previously studied the cause-specific standard motality ratios in Minamata disease patients and reported that the SMRs for liver disease and renal disease were significantly raised in male and female patients, respectively. ... The next step was to clarify the actual prevalence and incidence of liver disease, renal disease, and diabetes mellitus epidemiologically among the population in this area. The aim of this study was to determine the actual prevalence of these diseases and complaints, and to investigate the contribution of various risks factors to these diseases in this area... (R.A.). |
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