Solar disinfection of water for diarrhoeal prevention in southern India

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 139-141

  Rose, A ^a   Roy, S ^a   Abraham, V ^a   Holmgren, G ^b   George, K ^a   Balraj, V ^a   Abraham, S ^a   Muliyil, J ^a   Joseph, A ^a   Kang, G ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; DIARRHEA; DISINFECTION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK REDUCTION; SOLAR DISINFECTION; SOLAR RADIATION; URBAN AREA; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT; CONSUMER; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVALUATION; INFANTILE DIARRHEA; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; POVERTY; STANDARD; SUNLIGHT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIARRHEA, INFANTILE; DISINFECTION; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; POVERTY AREAS; SUNLIGHT; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 33644827655     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2005.077867     Document Type: Article

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