title: Health response by questionnaire in arsenic-exposed populations.
abstract: The health status of populations exposed to arsenic through drinking water was determined by a mailed questionnaire. Participants were selected from three communities located in Nevada with 1977 tap water arsenic levels of approximately 0.1 mg/l and one California community with 1977 levels around 0.39 mg/l. The questionnaire responses were obtained in 1979 from the four exposed communities and compared to those of a Wyoming community whose tap water levels of arsenic were less than 0.001 mg/l in 1979. No difference in health status for gastrointestinal, neurological, musculoskeletal, circulatory and skin disorders was found. The average number of years of consumption given by length of residence was 6-16 years. We conclude that the health status of these arsenic-exposed populations has not been adversely affected.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Center for Health Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles 90024.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Valentine
authors.forename: S Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Reisbord
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Lachenbruch
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001151:Arsenic / Q000633:toxicity*; D020261:Arsenic Poisoning; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D014873:Water Pollutants / Q000633:toxicity*; D014881:Water Supply
chemical_list: D014873:Water Pollutants; D001151:Arsenic