Nitrate and Nitrite Level of Drinking Water and the Risk of Upper Gastrointestinal Cancers in Urban Areas of Golestan Province, Northeast of Iran

Background & Aims: Esophageal and gastric cancers are among prevalent cancers in the world and it is believed that nitrate and nitrite contaminations of drinking water are important factors in increasing the risk of these cancers. This study was designed to determine the correlations between the...

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Main Authors: SH Semnani, A Arab ali, A.A Keshtkar, N Behnampour, S Besharat, GH.R Roshandel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kerman University of Medical Sciences 2009-07-01
Series:Journal of Kerman University of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:https://jkmu.kmu.ac.ir/article_17275_ab67f00f310807666b81245d663571d8.pdf