High risks of lung disease associated with early-life and moderate lifetime arsenic exposure in northern Chile

/ / Faculty Research in Latin America, Research

UC BERKELEY AUTHORS: Craig Steinmaus, Jane Liaw, Allan H Smith, David C. Dauphine

UCSF AUTHORS: John R Balmes,  Anthony Nardone

DATE OF PUBLICATION: October 2016

REGION: Chile, South America

REFERENCE: Steinmaus C, Ferreccio C, Acevedo J et al. High risks of lung disease associated with early-life and moderate lifetime arsenic exposure in northern Chile. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 2016;313:10-15. doi:10.1016/j.taap.2016.10.006.

SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Arsenic in drinking water has been associated with increases in lung disease, but information on the long-term impacts of early-life exposure or moderate exposure levels are limited.

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