Global diarrhoea action plan needs integrated climate-based surveillance

The Lancet Global Health

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Akanda, Ali S ^a   Jutla, Antarpreet S ^b   Colwell, Rita R ^c  

^a The University of Rhode Island   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE; DIARRHEA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; WATER SUPPLY;

CLIMATE; DIARRHEA; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SYSTEMS INTEGRATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84893006298     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2214109X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(13)70155-4     Document Type: Letter

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