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SUBMITTER: Pan WC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3888275 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Pan Wen-Chi WC Seow Wei Jie WJ Kile Molly L ML Hoffman Elaine B EB Quamruzzaman Quazi Q Rahman Mahmuder M Mahiuddin Golam G Mostofa Golam G Lu Quan Q Christiani David C DC
American journal of epidemiology 20130918 10
Chronic exposure to high levels of arsenic in drinking water is associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), but the association between lower levels of arsenic and T2DM is more controversial. Therefore, this study evaluated the association between low to moderate arsenic exposure and T2DM. In 2009-2011, we conducted a study of 957 Bangladeshi adults who participated in a case-control study of skin lesions in 2001-2003. The odds ratio of T2DM was evaluated in relationship t ...[more]