A time series study of drug sales and turbidity of tap water in Le Havre, France

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 221-235

  Beaudeau, Pascal ^a,b   Le Tertre, Alain ^a   Zeghnoun, Abdelkrim ^a   Zanobetti, Antonella ^b   Schwartz, Joel ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE VEILLE SANITAIRE   (France)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

France; Gastroenteritis; Medication sales; Tap water; Time series study; Turbidity

Indexed keywords

ABSORBENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; TAP WATER;

DATA SET; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DRINKING WATER; DRUG; GASTROENTERITIS; HEALTH RISK; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; KARST; POISSON RATIO; PUBLIC HEALTH; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SPRING WATER; TIME SERIES; TURBIDITY; WATER SUPPLY;

ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; ARTICLE; CHLORINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MARKETING; FILTRATION; FRANCE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK REDUCTION; SPRING; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREATMENT INDICATION; TURBIDITY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER FLOW; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TURBIDITY;

DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; ECONOMICS, PHARMACEUTICAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRANCE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; TIME FACTORS; WATER; WATER SUPPLY;

FRANCE; HAUTE NORMANDIE; LE HAVRE; SEINE MARITIME;

EID: 84863102372     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2012.157     Document Type: Article

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