A review of water and sanitation provision in refugee camps in association with selected health and nutrition indicators - The need for integrated service provision

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-13

  Cronin, A A ^a   Shrestha, D ^a   Cornier, N ^a   Abdalla, F ^a   Ezard, N ^a   Aramburu, C ^a  

^a United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Camp survey; Indicators; Integrated service provision; Refugee

Indexed keywords

DIARRHEAL DISEASE; DRINKING WATER; HYGIENE; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MORBIDITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; REFUGEE; SANITATION; SERVICE PROVISION; WATER AVAILABILITY;

AFRICA; DIARRHEA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSEHOLD; HYGIENE; MALNUTRITION; MORBIDITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PUBLIC HEALTH; REFUGEE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER STANDARD; WATER SUPPLY; WELLBEING;

AFRICA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DIARRHEA; ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; HYGIENE; NUTRITION SURVEYS; REFUGEES; SANITATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED NATIONS; WATER SUPPLY; WORLD HEALTH;

AFRICA;

EID: 40049093247     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2007.019     Document Type: Review

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