Reducing diarrhoea in Guatemalan children: Randomized controlled trial of flocculant-disinfectant for drinking-water

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 28-35

  Chiller, Tom M ^a   Mendoza, Carlos E ^b   Lopez, M Beatriz ^b   Alvarez, Maricruz ^b   Hoekstra, Robert M ^a   Keswick, Bruce H ^c   Luby, Stephen P ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b Med Entomol Res Training Unit CDC   (Guatemala)

^c PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Diarrhea epidemiology prevention and control; Disinfectants; Guatemala (source: MeSH, NLM); Longitudinal studies; Potable water microbiology; Randomized controlled trials; Water purification methods

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT; DRINKING WATER;

CHILD HEALTH; DIARRHEAL DISEASE; DISINFECTION; HEALTH AND DISEASE; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER QUALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE CONTROL; FEMALE; FLOCCULATION; GUATEMALA; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANK SUM TEST; RISK REDUCTION; SAMPLE SIZE; WATER TREATMENT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; DISINFECTANTS; FLOCCULATION; GUATEMALA; HUMANS; INFANT; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

CENTRAL AMERICA; GUATEMALA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

EID: 31444452494     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.04.016980     Document Type: Article

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