title: Selenium: a protective factor for Kaschin-Beck disease in Qing-Tibet Plateau.
abstract: There is a close relationship between selenium deficiency and Kaschin-Beck disease (KBD). Although the etiology of KBD is not known and selenium deficiency is not its actual cause, it is an important environmental risk factor. In particular, in the Qing-Tibet Plateau, a selenium-deficient region, the prevalence of KBD is serious and still increasing and continues to damage public health. By providing selenium to the population in appropriate amounts, and especially to children, KBD can be effectively controlled and prevented.
authors: Qianghai Institute for Endemic Disease Prevention and Control, Xining, China. qhzhaozhijun@163.com
authors: Zhi-Jun
authors: ZJ
authors: Zhao
authors: Qiang
authors: Q
authors: Li
authors: Pei-zhen
authors: PZ
authors: Yang
authors: Hu
authors: H
authors: Wang
authors: Ling-chuan
authors: LC
authors: Kong
authors: Li-hua
authors: LH
authors: Wang
authors: Li-yan
authors: LY
authors: Sun
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D051381:Rats; D012643:Selenium / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D018609:Tibet / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D012643:Selenium