Follow-up study to assess the use and performance of household filters in Zambia

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1190-1194

  Peletz, Rachel ^a   Simuyandi, Michelo ^a,b   Simunyama, Martin ^b   Sarenje, Kelvin ^b   Kelly, Paul ^b,c   Clasen, Thomas ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Zambia)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; FILTER; FLOW RATE; FOLLOW UP; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SOCIAL STATUS; STORAGE; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER FILTER; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT; ZAMBIA;

EID: 84890399656     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.13-0054     Document Type: Article

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