Knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to treatment and prevention of cholera, Haiti, 2010

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2158-2161

  de Rochars, Valery E M Beau ^a   Tipret, Julie ^b   Patrick, Molly ^a   Jacobson, Lara ^a   Barbour, Kamil E ^a   Berendes, David ^a   Bensyl, Diana ^a   Frazier, Cathie ^a   Domercant, Jean W ^a   Archer, Roodly ^a   Roels, Thierry ^a   Tappero, Jordan W ^a   Handzel, Thomas ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b Groupe de Recherche et d'Echanges Technologiques   (Haïti)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BLEACHING; CHOLERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HAITI; HAND WASHING; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SELF REPORT; SEX RATIO; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84930484153     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1711.110818     Document Type: Article

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