Global cost-benefit analysis of water supply and sanitation interventions

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 481-501

  Hutton, Guy ^a   Haller, Laurence ^b   Bartram, Jamie ^c  

^a SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cost benefit analysis; Costs; Economic benefits; Sanitation; Water supply

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC IMPACT; GLOBALIZATION; HEALTH IMPACT; MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL; SANITATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SERVICE PROVISION; WATER SUPPLY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; DEATH; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIARRHEA; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; PREDICTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIARRHEA; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; SANITARY ENGINEERING; TIME FACTORS; WATER SUPPLY; WORLD HEALTH;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 36849040406     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2007.009     Document Type: Article

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