Private drinking water supplies: Challenges for public health

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 182, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1061-1064

  Charrois, Jeffrey W A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

ENTEROPATHY; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; NOTE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SALMONELLOSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; CANADA; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; STANDARDS; WATER POLLUTANT;

CANADA; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PUBLIC HEALTH; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 77954615638     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.090956     Document Type: Article

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