A health-based socio-economic assessment of drinking water quality: The case of Lebanon

Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 353-368

  El Fadel, M ^a   Maroun, R ^a   Semerjian, L ^a   Harajli, H ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Economics; Health; Lebanon; Water

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986174524     PISSN: 14777835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777830310479441     Document Type: Article

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