Health hazards associated with windsurfing on polluted water

Journal Article · Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1986 · Am. J. Public Health; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.76.6.690· OSTI ID:5523810

Dewailly, E; Poirier, C; Meyer, F M

We documented the risks associated with windsurfing on sewage polluted water. Seventy-nine windsurfers and 41 controls were studied over a nine-day period for occurrence of symptoms of gastroenteritis, otitis, conjunctivitis, and skin infection. Relative risks were 2.9 for occurrence of one or more of these symptoms and 5.5 for symptoms of gastroenteritis. Relative risk increased with the reported number of falls into the water.

• Research Organization: Universite Laval, Quebec
• OSTI ID: 5523810
• Journal Information: Am. J. Public Health; (United States), Vol. 6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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