Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8868840 | Environmental Research | 2018 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
In the U.S. general public, higher urinary arsenic levels were associated with a greater odds of having a serological classification consistent with a past natural hepatitis B infection after adjusting for other risk factors. Additionally, higher urinary arsenic levels were linked to a greater odds of not receiving hepatitis B vaccinations. Given the cross-sectional nature of this analysis, more research is needed to test the hypothesis that environmentally relevant exposure to arsenic modulates host susceptibility to hepatitis B virus.
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Authors
Andres Cardenas, Ellen Smit, Barrett M. Welch, Jeff Bethel, Molly L. Kile,