Evidence of the influence of wastewater treatment on improved public health

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 644-652

  Naik, Kartiki S ^a   Stenstrom, Michael K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Disease; Human development; Public health; Sanitation; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS; GROSS NATIONAL INCOMES; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX; SAMPLE SETS;

DISEASES; HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SANITATION; WASTEWATER;

RECLAMATION;

CORRELATION; MORTALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SANITATION; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; DIARRHEA; GROSS NATIONAL INCOME; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; INCOME; MALARIA; MORTALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SANITATION; TUBERCULOSIS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84864409847     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2012.144     Document Type: Article

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