Surveillance of waterborne disease in European member states: A qualitative study

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 5, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 19-38

  Risebro, Helen L ^a   Hunter, Paul R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disease; Drinking water; Epidemiology; Europe; Outbreak; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; DRINKING WATER;

DETECTION METHOD; DRINKING WATER; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EUROPEAN UNION; HEALTH RISK; PUBLIC HEALTH; WATER QUALITY; WATERBORNE DISEASE;

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DEMOGRAPHY; EUROPE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRESCRIPTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EUROPE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 35548992750     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2007.135     Document Type: Article

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