Country clustering applied to the water and sanitation sector: A new tool with potential applications in research and policy

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 217, Issue 2-3, 2014, Pages 379-385

  Onda, Kyle ^a   Crocker, Jonny ^a   Kayser, Georgia Lyn ^a   Bartram, Jamie ^a  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Country groupings; Water and sanitation

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COUNTRY GROUPINGS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH; HUMAN; POLICY; RESEARCH; SANITATION; UNITED NATIONS; WATER AND SANITATION; WATER SUPPLY;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COUNTRY GROUPINGS; WATER AND SANITATION;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HUMANS; POLICY; RESEARCH; SANITATION; UNITED NATIONS; WATER SUPPLY; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84892670239     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2013.07.017     Document Type: Article

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