Health impact of small-community water supply reliability

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 214, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 162-166

  Majuru, Batsirai ^a   Michael Mokoena, M ^a   Jagals, Paul ^a   Hunter, Paul R ^b  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diarrhoea; Household water treatment; Reliability; Small community water supply

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DEMOGRAPHY; DIARRHEA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EVALUATION; FAMILY SIZE; INCIDENCE; METHODOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HEALTH; STANDARD; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

DIARRHEA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; INCIDENCE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 79953063312     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2010.10.005     Document Type: Article

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