Drinking Water Quality and Sudden Death: Observations from West and East Finland

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Relationships of drinking water quality to CHD and sudden death were studied in two rural areas in western and eastern Finland. In the eastern area, drinking water is particularly soft and contains less magnesium and chromium but more copper than in the western area. A 15-year follow-up of resident males showed a higher death rate from CHD in the eastern area but no difference in the proportion of sudden deaths. The data suggest that CHD may be associated with low concentrations of magnesium and chromium in the drinking water, but no definite relationship was found between water quality and sudden death.

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Journal ID (publisher-id): CRD

Journal ID (nlm-ta): Cardiology

Journal ID (doi): 10.1159/issn.0008-6312

Title: Cardiology

Publisher: S. Karger AG

ISSN (Print): 0008-6312

ISSN (Electronic): 1421-9751

Publication date Subscription-year: 1979

Publication date (Print): 1979

Publication date (Electronic): 31 October 2008

Volume: 64

Issue: 1

Pages: 24-34

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Finnish Heart Association, Research Department, Helsinki

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Publisher ID: 170575 Other ID: Cardiology 1979;64:24–34

DOI: 10.1159/000170575

PubMed ID: 758986

SO-VID: d168fcaa-21b9-4e84-9df1-e85404ddd389

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