Hygiene and health in developing countries: Defining priorities through cost-benefit assessments

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages

  Larsen, B ^a  

^a UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child mortality; Cost effectiveness; Developing countries; Diarrhoeal disease; Disease burden; Health; Hygiene; Sanitation

Indexed keywords

WATER;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIARRHEAL DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH MONITORING; HYGIENE; SANITATION;

CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INCOME; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SANITATION; WATER QUALITY;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST OF ILLNESS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIARRHEA; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; PUBLIC HEALTH; SANITATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0038128246     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0960312031000122172     Document Type: Conference Paper

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