An experimental health-related classification for marine waters

Water Research

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 715-722

  Wyer, Mark D ^f   Kay, David ^f   Fleisher, Jay M ^a   Salmon, Roland L ^b   Jones, Frank ^f   Godfree, Alan F ^c   Jackson, Gerry ^d   Rogers, Alan ^e  

^a SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CF4 3QX ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c Runcorn ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d CI ^*  (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^f NONE

Author keywords

Dose response; Faecal steptococci; Gastroenteritis; Public health; Standards

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH RISKS; PUBLIC RISKS; SURFACE WATER RESOURCES; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; FAECAL STREPTOCOCCI; MARINE WATERS;

WATER BACTERIOLOGY;

SEA WATER;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DOSE RESPONSE; GASTROENTERITIS; HEALTH; HEALTH HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; STREPTOCOCCUS; SWIMMING; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER QUALITY;

STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0033080843     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(98)00250-4     Document Type: Article

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