A case-control study of trace-element status and lung cancer in Appalachian Kentucky.

A case-control study of trace-element status and lung cancer in Appalachian Kentucky.

Appalachian Kentucky (App KY) leads the nation in lung cancer incidence and mortality. Trace elements, such as As, have been associated with lung cancers in other regions of the country and we hypothesized that a population-based study would reveal higher trace element concentrations in App KY indiv...

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Main Authors: Jason M Unrine, Stacey A Slone, Wayne Sanderson, Nancy Johnson, Eric B Durbin, Shristi Shrestha, Ellen J Hahn, Fran Feltner, Bin Huang, W Jay Christian, Isabel Mellon, David K Orren, Susanne M Arnold
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0212340

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0212340

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