The municipality of Bogatić, part of Mačva District, belongs to the Pannonian Basin, where high concentrations of arsenic in artesian wells were detected. Numerous epidemiological studies have confirmed the association of exposure to arsenic in drinking water and bladder cancer (C67). This retrospective ten-year analysis included age-standardized incidence rates (ASRs) and age-specific incidence rates of C67 in the municipality of Bogatić and rural municipalities of Mačva District.
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