Open AccessEstimated Costs of Sporadic Gastrointestinal Illness Associated with Surface Water Recreation: A Combined Analysis of Data from NEEAR and CHEERS Studies
Author(s) -
Stephanie DeFlorio-Barker,
Timothy J. Wade,
Rachael M. Jones,
Lee S. Friedman,
Coady Wing,
Samuel Dorevitch
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp130
Subject(s) - recreation , environmental health , water quality , waterborne diseases , medicine , geography , environmental science , ecology , biology
The burden of illness can be described by addressing both incidence and illness severity attributable to water recreation. Monetized as cost, attributable disease burden estimates can be useful for environmental management decisions.
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