Clean water should be recognized as a human right

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

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Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

DECISION MAKING; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN RIGHTS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLITICAL SYSTEM; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 67650272790     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000091     Document Type: Editorial

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