Exposure assessment in investigations of waterborne illness: A quantitative estimate of measurement error

Epidemiologic Perspectives and Innovations

Volumn 3, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Jones, Andria Q ^a   Dewey, Catherine E ^b   Dore, Kathryn ^b,c   Majowicz, Shannon E ^b,c   McEwen, Scott A ^b   Waltner Toews, David ^b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROPATHY; EXPOSURE; FLUID INTAKE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT ERROR; METHODOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA; VALIDATION STUDY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 33746472340     PISSN: 17425573     EISSN: 17425573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1742-5573-3-6     Document Type: Article

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