Public perceptions of drinking water: A postal survey of residents with private water supplies

BMC Public Health

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Jones, Andria Q ^a   Dewey, Catherine E ^b   Doré, Kathryn ^b,c   Majowicz, Shannon E ^b,c   McEwen, Scott A ^b   David, Waltner Toews ^b   Eric, Mathews ^d   Carr, Deborah J ^d   Henson, Spencer J ^b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^d City of Hamilton Public Health and Community Services Department   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PERCEPTION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; MASS MEDIUM; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; STANDARDS; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS MEDIA; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PRIVATE SECTOR; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 33646428365     PISSN: 14712458     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-6-94     Document Type: Article

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