Drinking Water in Transition: A Multilevel Cross-sectional Analysis of Sachet Water Consumption in Accra

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Stoler, Justin ^a,b   Weeks, John R ^c   Appiah Otoo, Richard ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Ghana Water Company Limited AVRL   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GHANA; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; POVERTY; SACHET WATER CONSUMPTION; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN AREA; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WOMEN'S HEALTH; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY SIZE; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRINKING WATER; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84879244744     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0067257     Document Type: Article

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