Neurobehavioral performance of estate residents with privately-treated water supply

Iranian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1374-1386

  Mohd Ridzwan, Siti Farizwana ^a   Anual, Zurahanim Fasha ^b   Sahani, Mazrura ^c   Ghazali, Ahmad Rohi ^c  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA MEDICAL CENTER   (Malaysia)

^b INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

NCTB; Neurobehavior; Private water supply; Self treated water; Water quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890401418     PISSN: 22516085     EISSN: 22516093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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