Evaluation of the effectiveness of arsenic screening promotion in private wells: A quasi-experimental study

Health Promotion International

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 465-475

  Renaud, Jolianne ^a,b   Gagnon, Fabien ^a,b   Michaud, Cécile ^a   Boivin, Sonia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b Eastern Townships Public Health Department   (Canada)

Author keywords

arsenic screening; community based intervention; environmental health promotion; mass media campaign

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; WELL WATER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARSENIC POISONING; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHEMISTRY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARSENIC; ARSENIC POISONING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUEBEC; WATER WELLS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82155166586     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: 14602245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dar013     Document Type: Article

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