A cluster-based randomized controlled trial promoting community participation in arsenic mitigation efforts in Bangladesh

Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  George, Christine Marie ^a   Van Geen, Alexander ^b   Slavkovich, Vesna ^a   Singha, Ashit ^c   Levy, Diane ^d   Islam, Tariqul ^e   Ahmed, Kazi Matin ^f   Moon Howard, Joyce ^d   Tarozzi, Alessandro ^g   Liu, Xinhua ^d   Factor Litvak, Pam ^d   Graziano, Joseph ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University   (United States)

^c Christian Commission for Development Bangladesh (CCDB)   (Bangladesh)

^d Mailman School of Public Health   (United States)

^e Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

^g DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Bangladesh; Health educational intervention

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; DRINKING WATER; WATER;

ARSENIC; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; MITIGATION; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; URINE; VILLAGE; WELL;

ADULT; ARSENIC MITIGATION; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FOLLOW UP; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM SAMPLE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; TASK PERFORMANCE; WATER CONTAMINATION;

BANGLADESH; DHAKA [BANGLADESH]; SINGAIR;

EID: 84870212838     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476069X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-069X-11-41     Document Type: Article

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