Epidemiology of endemic gastrointestinal and respiratory diseases: Incidence, fraction attributable to tap water and costs to society

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 11-12, 1997, Pages 7-10

  Payment, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Drinking water; Economic impact; Gastrointestinal illness; Health risk; Public health

Indexed keywords

ENDEMIC GASTROINTESTINAL; FRACTION; INCIDENCE; RESPIRATORY DISEASES;

COSTS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH RISKS; MICROORGANISMS; POTABLE WATER; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

WATER ANALYSIS;

DRINKING WATER; TAP WATER;

ABSENTEEISM; CANADA; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVERSE OSMOSIS; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0030882408     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(97)00226-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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