Contamination of traditional drinking water sources during a period of extreme drought in the Zvimba Communal Lands, Zimbabwe

Central African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 316-321

  Williams, M A ^a   Moran, P ^a   Nhandara, C ^b   Hove, I ^c   Charimari, L ^d   Katito, C ^d   Bradley, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Blair Research Institute   (Zimbabwe)

^c UNIV OF ZIMBABWE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Zimbabwe)

^d Prov Med Director's Off M   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISASTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEALTH; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; STANDARD; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY; ZIMBABWE;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMANS; NATURAL DISASTERS; RURAL HEALTH; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 2442482778     PISSN: 00089176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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