Determinants of compliance with drinking water standards in rural Puerto Rico between 1996 and 2000: A multilevel approach

Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 229-235

  Guerrero Preston, Rafael ^a,b,c   Norat, José ^b   Rodríguez, Mario ^b   Santiago, Lydia ^b   Suárez, Erick ^b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Determinants of environmental health; Drinking water quality; Multilevel models

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUERTO RICO; STANDARD; STATISTICS; WATER SUPPLY;

GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; PUERTO RICO; RURAL HEALTH; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 58149131831     PISSN: 07380658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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