Does Poor Water Quality Cause Diarrheal Disease?
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Does Poor Water Quality Cause Diarrheal Disease?
Since the time of John Snow we have known that contaminated water can lead to outbreaks of waterborne disease. This association is commonly acknowledged by both the scientific community and the lay public. But among those who study water quality and diarrheal diseases, the association is muddied by many nuanced questions. For example, what is the relative contribution to the burden of diarrheal...
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عنوان ژورنال: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0002-9637,1476-1645
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0689