Drinking water turbidity and pediatric hospital use for gastrointestinal illness in Philadelphia

Epidemiology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 615-620

  Schwartz, Joel ^a,b   Levin, Ronnie ^c   Hodge, Knashawn ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Children; Enteric diseases; Hospital admissions; Water turbidity

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FILTRATION; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TURBIDITY; UNITED STATES; WATER SUPPLY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT ADMISSION; PHILADELPHIA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0030778894     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001648-199710000-00001     Document Type: Article

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