Shigellosis on Indian Reserves in Manitoba, Canada: Its relationship to crowded housing, lack of running water, and inadequate sewage disposal

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 87, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1547-1551

  Rosenberg, Ted ^a,b,e   Kendall, Ora ^b   Blanchard, Jamie ^d   Martel, Suzanne ^e   Wakelin, Craig ^e   Fast, Margaret ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^c CADHAM PROVINCIAL LABORATORY   (Canada)

^d Manitoba Health   (Canada)

^e HW106 Memorial Pavilion ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; HOUSING; HYGIENE; INDIAN; SANITATION; SEWAGE DISPOSAL; SHIGELLOSIS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0030772651     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.87.9.1547     Document Type: Article

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