Water distribution system and diarrheal disease transmission: A case study in Uzbekistan

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 941-946

  Semenza, Jan C ^a   Roberts, L ^b   Henderson, A ^b   Bogan, J ^c   Rubin, C H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^c NONE   (Uzbekistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHLORINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; UZBEKISTAN; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0032418258     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1998.59.941     Document Type: Article

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