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Water usage patterns in low-income urban communities in Uganda: Implications for water supply surveillance

Guy Howard Water, Engineering and Development Centre, Loughborough University, UK
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Joanna Teuton Centre for Applied Psychology, Leicester University, UK
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Paul Luyima Environmental Health Division, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda
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Robert Odongo Environmental Health Division, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda
Pages 63-73 | Published online: 21 Jul 2010

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