Assessing waterborne risks: an introduction
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Assessing waterborne risks: an introduction.
Information in this paper can help readers evaluate the results of epidemiologic studies of waterborne disease risks. It is important that readers understand the various epidemiologic study designs, their strengths and limitations, and potential biases. Terminology used by epidemiologists to describe disease risks can be confusing. Thus, readers should not only evaluate the adequacy of the info...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Water and Health
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1477-8920,1996-7829
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2006.015