Field survey on water supply, sanitation and associated health impacts in urban poor communities - A case from Mumbai City, India

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 11-12, 2002, Pages 269-275

  Karn, S Kumar ^a   Harada, H ^a  

^a NAGAOKA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Field suvey; Slum and squatters; Water pollution; Water supply and sanitation; Water borne diseases

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; HEALTH RISKS; SANITATION;

MORBIDITY;

WATER SUPPLY;

HEALTH IMPACT; SANITATION; URBAN AREA; WATER SUPPLY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CITY; COMMUNITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIARRHEA; FAMILY; FLUID INTAKE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HOUSING; HUMAN; INCOME; INDIA; INFECTION; MALARIA; MORBIDITY; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; SANITATION; SEWAGE DISPOSAL; TYPHOID FEVER; URBAN AREA; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

BOMBAY; INDIA; MAHARASHTRA; MUMBAI;

SLUM;

EID: 0036952067     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2002.0749     Document Type: Conference Paper

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