The uneven progress of sanitation in India

Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 15-22

  Ghosh, Arabinda ^a   Cairncross, Sandy ^b  

^a Indian Administrative Service   (India)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coverage; India; Latrine; Open defecation; Sanitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896474919     PISSN: 20439083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/washdev.2013.185     Document Type: Review

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