The effect of size of surface drinking water sources on dracunculiasis prevalence in the Northern Region of Ghana

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 285-292

  Tayeh, Ahmed ^a   Cairncross, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dams; Dracunculiasis; Epidemiology; Ghana; Guinea worm; Ponds; Water sources; Water supply

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

DISEASE PREVALENCE; DRINKING WATER; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; DRACUNCULIASIS; GHANA; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; POND; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY;

GHANA;

EID: 0031755531     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603129873390     Document Type: Article

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