The SEEDs of two gastrointestinal diseases: Socioeconomic, environmental, and demographic factors related to cryptosporidiosis and giardiasis in Massachusetts

Environmental Research

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 185-191

  Cohen, Steven A ^a,b   Egorov, Andrey I ^b   Jagai, Jyotsna S ^b   Matyas, Bela T ^c   DeMaria Jr , Alfred ^c   Chui, Kenneth K H ^b   Griffiths, Jeffrey K ^b   Naumova, Elena N ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidiosis; Demographics; Giardiasis; Socioeconomics; Water source

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY RESPONSE; DEMOGRAPHIC METHOD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GASTROENTERITIS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION SIZE; PROTOZOAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WATERBORNE DISEASE;

ARTICLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GIARDIASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; WATER SUPPLY;

CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GIARDIASIS; HUMANS; MASSACHUSETTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER SUPPLY;

MASSACHUSETTS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

PROTOZOA;

EID: 52949128044     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2008.06.009     Document Type: Article

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