Effects of water and sanitation crisis on infants and under-five children in Africa

Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 103-111

  Eneh, Onyenekenwa Cyprian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Contamination; Mortality rate; Sanitation; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

CHILD MORTALITY; CRITICAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; INFANT MORTALITY; MORBIDITY; SANITATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT; WATERBORNE DISEASE;

AFRICA;

EID: 77956909590     PISSN: 19947887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jest.2011.103.111     Document Type: Article

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