The impact of water, sanitation and hygiene interventions to control cholera: A systematic review

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2015, Pages

  Taylor, Dawn L ^a,b   Kahawita, Tanya M ^a   Cairncross, Sandy ^a   Ensink, Jeroen H J ^a  

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

^b MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORINATION; CHOLERA; DISEASE CONTROL; FILTRATION; HAND WASHING; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INCIDENCE; META ANALYSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SANITATION; SOLAR RADIATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; PROCEDURES; WATER MANAGEMENT;

CHOLERA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; HYGIENE; SANITATION; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84942424944     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0135676     Document Type: Review

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