Breaks and maintenance work in the water distribution systems and gastrointestinal illness: a cohort study | Zendy

Karin Nygård | Zendy; Erik Wahl | Zendy; Truls Krogh | Zendy; O. A. Tveit | Zendy; E. Bohleng | Zendy; Aage Tverdal | Zendy; Preben Aavitsland | Zendy

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Breaks and maintenance work in the water distribution systems and gastrointestinal illness: a cohort study

Author(s) -

Karin Nygård,

Erik Wahl,

Truls Krogh,

O. A. Tveit,

E. Bohleng,

Aage Tverdal,

Preben Aavitsland

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/dym029

Subject(s) - medicine , confidence interval , environmental health , cohort study , cohort , demography , sociology

During maintenance work or breaks on the water distribution system, water pressure occasionally will be reduced. This may lead to intrusion of polluted water-either at the place of repair or through cracks or leaks elsewhere in the distribution system. The objective of this study was to assess whether breaks or maintenance work in the water distribution system with presumed loss of water pressure was associated with an increased risk of gastrointestinal illness among recipients.

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