Drinking water turbidity and gastrointestinal illness in the elderly of Philadelphia

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 45-51

  Schwartz, Joel ^a   Levin, Ronnie ^b   Goldstein, Rebecca ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

DRINKING WATER; ELDERLY POPULATION; HEALTH RISK; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; WATER QUALITY;

AGED; ARTICLE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASON; TEMPERATURE; TURBIDITY; UNITED STATES; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

AGED; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; NEPHELOMETRY AND TURBIDIMETRY; PHILADELPHIA; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER SUPPLY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033989609     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.54.1.45     Document Type: Article

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