Multiple sclerosis incidence associated with the soil lead and arsenic concentrations in Taiwan.

BACKGROUND: Few studies in the world have assessed the incidence of multiple sclerosis (MS) with soil heavy metal concentrations. We explored the association of soil heavy metal factors and the MS incidence in Taiwan. METHODS: There were 1240 new MS cases from the National Health Insurance Research...

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Main Authors: Ching-Piao Tsai, Charles Tzu-Chi Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3684615?pdf=render