Water, waste, and well-being: A multicountry study

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 143, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 608-623

  Esrey, Steven A ^a  

^a UNITED NATIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

developing countries; diarrhea; nutrition; sanitation; water supply

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIARRHEA; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION; WATER SUPPLY;

DEVELOPING WORLD; DIARRHOEA; HEALTH IMPACT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SANITATION CONDITIONS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0029669698     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a008791     Document Type: Article

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