Water availability and quality in the gulf cooperation council countries: Implications for public health

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2010, Pages

  Sherif, Mohsen ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

drinking water; environmental system; GCC countries; public health; water resources

Indexed keywords

MINERAL WATER;

ARTICLE; DRINKING; ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE EAST; PUBLIC HEALTH; STANDARD; STATISTICS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DRINKING; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; MIDDLE EAST; MINERAL WATERS; PUBLIC HEALTH; WATER POLLUTION; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 77953842631     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1010539510373037     Document Type: Conference Paper

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