Impacts of groundwater contamination with fluoride and arsenic: Affliction severity, medical cost and wage loss in some villages of India

International Journal of Rural Management

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 69-93

  Indu, Rajnarayan ^a   Krishnan, Sunderrajan ^b   Shah, Tushaar ^b  

^a IWMI Tata Water Policy Programme

^b International Water Management Institute

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EID: 84997891855     PISSN: 09730052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/097300520700300104     Document Type: Article

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