Point-of-use water treatment and use among mothers in Malawi

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1077-1080

  Stockman, Lauren J ^a,b   Fischer, Thea K ^a   Deming, Michael ^a   Ngwira, Bagrey ^c   Bowie, Cameron ^c   Cunliffe, Nigel ^d   Bresee, Joseph ^a   Quick, Robert E ^a  

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

^b ATLANTA RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MALAWI; MOTHER; RURAL AREA; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 34447278631     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1307.060767     Document Type: Article

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