Shared sanitation and the prevalence of diarrhea in young children: Evidence from 51 countries, 2001-2011

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 173-180

  Fuller, James A ^a   Clasen, Thomas ^b   Heijnen, Marieke ^b   Eisenberg, Joseph N S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CENTRAL AMERICA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; EUROPE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SANITATION; SHARED SANITATION; SOCIAL STATUS; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

AFRICA; ASIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIARRHEA; EUROPE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LATIN AMERICA; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SANITATION; SOCIAL CLASS; TOILET FACILITIES;

EID: 84903897247     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.13-0503     Document Type: Article

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