Clean drinking water for homes in Africa and other less developed countries

British Medical Journal

Volumn 331, Issue 7515, 2005, Pages 468-469

  Tumwine, James K ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM;

AFRICA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; ZOOPLANKTON;

EID: 24344484805     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.331.7515.468     Document Type: Editorial

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