Long-Term Exposure and Incidence of Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus: A Cohort Study in Arseniasis-Hyperendemic Villages in Taiwan.

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  • Author(s): Chi-Hsiao Tseng
  • Source:
    Environmental Health Perspectives. Sep2000, Vol. 108 Issue 9, p847. 5p. 5 Charts, 1 Graph.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      TYPE 2 diabetes risk factors; ARSENIC poisoning
    • Subject Terms:
      TAIWAN
    • Abstract:
      Examines the relationship between long-term arsenic exposure and incidence of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in arseniasis-hyperendemic villages in Taiwan. Definition of diabetes; Correlation of age, body mass index and cumulative mass exposure with incidence of diabetes; Consideration of ingested inorganic arsenic as diabetogenic for humans.