Titre : | Prevalence of chronic diseases in adults exposed to arsenic-contaminated drinking water. (2004) |
Auteurs : | ZIEROLD (Kristina-M) : USA. Department of Environmental Health Sciences. Arnold School of Public Health. University of South Carolina. Columbia. ; Henry ANDERSON ; Lynda KNOBELOCH ; Wisconsin Division of Public Health. Bureau of Environmental Health. Madison. USA |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | American journal of public health (vol. 94, n° 11, 2004) |
Pagination : | 1936-1937 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Mots-clés : | Prévalence ; Maladie chronique ; Adulte ; Homme ; Arsenic ; Contamination ; Eau consommation humaine ; Toxique ; Pathologie ; Appareil circulatoire [pathologie] |
Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS qamR0xNe. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Inorganic arsenic is naturally occurring in groundwaters through-out the United States. This study investigated arsenic exposure and self-report of 9 chronic diseases. We received private well-water samples and questionnaires from 1185 people who reported drinking their water for 20 or more years. Respondents with arsenic levels of 2 microg/L or greater were statistically more likely to report a history of depression, high blood pressure, circulatory problems, and bypass surgery than were respondents with arsenic concentrations loss than 2 microg/L. |