Arsenicosis: Is it a Protective or Predisposing Factor for Mental Illness?

Objective: Chronic arsenic poisoning (Arsenicosis) is a global health risk, and it has been reported to improve the fitness, especially in altitudinal sickness in therapeutic dose. Scarcity of systematic study on psychiatric co-morbidities in Arsenicosis motivated us to conduct this research. The ai...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Devosri Sen Sen, Partha Sarathi Biswas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2012-12-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://ijps.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijps/article/view/426/326