Drinking water turbidity and gastrointestinal illness in the elderly of Philadelphia.

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Published in J Epidemiol Community Health on January 01, 2000

Authors

J Schwartz1, R Levin, R Goldstein

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1: Environmental Epidemiology Program, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston 02115, USA.

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