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Consumption of arsenic-contaminated drinking water and anemia among pregnant and non-pregnant women in northwestern Romania.
Surdu, Simona; Bloom, Michael S; Neamtiu, Iulia A; Pop, Cristian; Anastasiu, Doru; Fitzgerald, Edward F; Gurzau, Eugen S.
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  • Surdu S; Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University at Albany, State University of New York, Rensselaer, NY, USA.
  • Bloom MS; Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University at Albany, State University of New York, Rensselaer, NY, USA; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University at Albany, State University of New York, Rensselaer, NY, USA. Electronic ad
  • Neamtiu IA; Environmental Health Center, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
  • Pop C; Environmental Health Center, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
  • Anastasiu D; University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Victor Babes", Timisoara, Romania; Gynecology Department of the Emergency County Hospital, Timisoara, Romania.
  • Fitzgerald EF; Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University at Albany, State University of New York, Rensselaer, NY, USA; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University at Albany, State University of New York, Rensselaer, NY, USA.
  • Gurzau ES; Environmental Health Center, Cluj-Napoca, Romania; University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Iuliu Hatieganu", Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Environ Res ; 140: 657-60, 2015 Jul.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26073204
ABSTRACT
Anemia is a global health problem. To evaluate the impact of low-moderate water arsenic exposure (mostly <10 µg/L) on anemia, we conducted a cross-sectional study of 217 Romanian women. The adjusted prevalences for 'any' anemia (prevalence proportion ratio (PPR)=1.71, 95% CI 0.75-3.88) and pregnancy anemia (PPR=2.87, 95% CI 0.62-13.26) were higher among drinking water arsenic exposed women than among unexposed women. These preliminary data underscore the need for a more definitive study in this area.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Health context: 10_ODS3_salud_sexual_reprodutiva / 2_ODS3 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Arsenic / Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic / Water Pollutants, Chemical / Anemia Type of study: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans / Pregnancy Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: En Journal: Environ Res Year: 2015 Document type: Article
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Health context: 10_ODS3_salud_sexual_reprodutiva / 2_ODS3 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Arsenic / Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic / Water Pollutants, Chemical / Anemia Type of study: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans / Pregnancy Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: En Journal: Environ Res Year: 2015 Document type: Article