The effect of water and sanitation on child health: Evidence from the demographic and health surveys 1986-2007

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1196-1204

  Fink, Günther ^a   Günther, Isabel ^b   Hill, Kenneth ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Child mortality; Diarrhoea; Sanitation; Stunting; Water

Indexed keywords

WATER;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD MORTALITY; DATA SET; DEVELOPING WORLD; DIARRHEAL DISEASE; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SURVEY; INFANT MORTALITY; LITERATURE REVIEW; SANITATION;

AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SANITATION; STUNTING; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DIARRHEA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; SANITATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 80755169491     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyr102     Document Type: Article

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