Urinary excretion of aflatoxin and liver cancer in Karachi.
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Two hundred urine samples from apparently healthy subjects were examined for aflatoxin. Aflatoxin was detected in the urine of 9.5% of subjects from the lower and 5% from the upper socioeconomic groups. Liver cancer is also more common in less privileged individuals. Aflatoxin excretion had no relationship with the age or sex of the subjects studied (JPMA 36: 112, 1986).
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عنوان ژورنال:
- JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
دوره 36 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1986