The impact of sanitation on infectious disease and nutritional status: A systematic review and meta-analysis

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 220, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 928-949

  Freeman, Matthew C ^a   Garn, Joshua V ^a   Sclar, Gloria D ^a   Boisson, Sophie ^b   Medlicott, Kate ^b   Alexander, Kelly T ^a   Penakalapati, Gauthami ^a   Anderson, Darcy ^a   Mahtani, Amrita G ^a   Grimes, Jack E T ^c   Rehfuess, Eva A ^d   Clasen, Thomas F ^a,e  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

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

Author keywords

Diarrhea; Nutrition; Sanitation; Schistosomiasis; Soil transmitted helminths; Trachoma

Indexed keywords

DIARRHEA; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SANITATION; TRACHOMA;

DIARRHEA; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMANS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SANITATION; TRACHOMA;

EID: 85020458589     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2017.05.007     Document Type: Review

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