Body weight and water ingestion estimates for women in two communities in the Philippines: The importance of collecting site-specific data

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 209, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 69-80

  Riederer, Anne M ^a,d   Thompson, Kimberly M ^a   Fuentes, Juan Miguel ^b   Ford, Timothy E ^c  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Clark Development Corporation   (Philippines)

^c MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body weight; Exposure factors; Philippines; Water ingestion

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; COMMUNITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; NUTRITION; PHILIPPINES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 29144476585     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2005.08.002     Document Type: Article

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