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. 1988;66(5):627–635.

Can the case-control method be used to assess the impact of water supply and sanitation on diarrhoea? A study in the Philippines.

J Baltazar, J Briscoe, V Mesola, C Moe, F Solon, J Vanderslice, B Young
PMCID: PMC2491179  PMID: 3264764

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