Improving environmental conditions of a slum in Chandigarh by an awareness campaign

Indian Journal of Environmental Health

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 252-256

  Swami, H M ^a   Thakur, J S ^a   Gupta, Manisha ^a   Bhatia, S P S ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Awareness; Defecation; Environment; Refuse; Slum

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIARRHEA; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH HAZARD; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL STUDENT; MOTHER; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEACHER;

ADULT; CHILD; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INDIA; MALE; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC OPINION; REFUSE DISPOSAL; TOILET FACILITIES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 7644242122     PISSN: 0367827X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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