A community demand-driven approach toward sustainable water and sanitation infrastructure development

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 214, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Hubbard, Brian ^a   Sarisky, John ^a   Gelting, Richard ^a   Baffigo, Virginia ^b   Seminario, Raul ^c   Centurion, Carlos ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b Urban Environmental Health Project   (Peru)

^c MINISTERIO DE SALUD   (Peru)

Author keywords

Community participation; Demand driven; Health; Sanitation; Sustainability; Water

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DYSENTERY; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MICROBIOLOGY; PERU; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES; WATER MANAGEMENT;

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHLORINE; DYSENTERY; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INCIDENCE; INFANT; PERU; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; WATER; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER PURIFICATION;

OZOPHORA (BUG);

EID: 79960225359     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2011.05.005     Document Type: Article

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