Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH): A Critical Component for Sustainable Soil-Transmitted Helminth and Schistosomiasis Control

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Campbell, Suzy J ^a   Savage, Georgia B ^b   Gray, Darren J ^a,c   Atkinson, Jo An M ^a   Soares Magalhães, Ricardo J ^a   Nery, Susana V ^a   McCarthy, James S ^a,c,d   Velleman, Yael ^b   Wicken, James H ^b   Traub, Rebecca J ^a   Williams, Gail M ^a   Andrews, Ross M ^e   Clements, Archie C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b WATERAID   (United Kingdom)

^c QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d Mater and Wesley Hospitals Brisbane   (Australia)

^e MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; BENZIMIDAZOLE; HEMOGLOBIN; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMOTHERAPY; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; HYGIENE; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CONTROL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; VECTOR CONTROL;

ANIMALS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH POLICY; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMANS; HYGIENE; SANITATION; WATER PURIFICATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84901285643     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002651     Document Type: Article

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