The association between extreme precipitation and waterborne disease outbreaks in the United States, 1948-1994

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1194-1199

  Curriero, F C ^a   Patz, J A ^a   Rose, J B ^a   Lele, S ^a  

^a Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUND WATER; RAIN; SURFACE WATER;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE; DATA BASE; EPIDEMIC; GLOBAL CLIMATE; PRECIPITATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 0034907869     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.91.8.1194     Document Type: Article

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