Inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene in the South Pacific: How might it be impacting children?

Reviews on Environmental Health

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 159-162

  Barrington, Dani J ^a,b,c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Level 16   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Enteropathy; Fiji; Stunting; WaSH

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SANITATION; WATER SUPPLY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PACIFIC ISLANDS; SANITATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84962750353     PISSN: 00487554     EISSN: 21910308     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/reveh-2015-0034     Document Type: Article

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