Estimates of the severity of illnesses associated with bathing in marine recreational waters contaminated with domestic sewage

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 722-726

  Fleisher, Jay M ^a,b   Kay, David ^a   Wyer, Mark D ^a   Godfree, Alain F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Acer Environmental   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Illness severity; Indicators of water quality; Microbiology; Recreational water quality

Indexed keywords

BATHING WATERS; HEALTH RISK; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; MORBIDITY; SEWAGE DISPOSAL;

ARTICLE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EAR INFECTION; EYE INFECTION; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK; SEWAGE; SWIMMING; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY;

ADULT; EAR DISEASES; EYE INFECTIONS; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS; SEAWATER; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEWAGE; SWIMMING;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0031711742     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/27.4.722     Document Type: Article

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