Trends in water usage and knowledge of arsenicosis in Bangladesh: Findings from successive national surveys

Population, Space and Place

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 211-223

  Caldwell, Bruce K ^a   Smith, Wayne T ^b   Caldwell, J C ^c   Mitra, S N ^d  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Mitra and Associates   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Bangladesh; Chemical policy; Water pollution; Water usage

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD;

EID: 22744446401     PISSN: 15448444     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/psp.367     Document Type: Article

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