Burden of disease from inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene for selected adverse health outcomes: An updated analysis with a focus on low- and middle-income countries

Annette Prüss‐Üstün; Jennyfer Wolf; Jamie Bartram; Thomas Clasen; Oliver Cumming; Matthew C. Freeman; Bruce Gordon; Paul Hunter; Kate Medlicott; Richard B. Johnston

doi:10.1016/j.ijheh.2019.05.004

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Environmental healthSanitationHygieneTrachomaMedicineMalariaDisease burdenMalnutritionLow and middle income countriesAdverse effectDeveloping countryImmunologyPopulationBiologyPathologyInternal medicine

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Year: 2019
Type: article
Volume: 222
Issue: 5
Pages: 765-777
Citations: 1133
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                                    Annette Prüss‐Üstün, 
                                
                                    Jennyfer Wolf, 
                                
                                    Jamie Bartram
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2019). 
                            Burden of disease from inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene for selected adverse health outcomes: An updated analysis with a focus on low- and middle-income countries. 
                            International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health
                            , 222
                            (5)
                            , 765-777.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheh.2019.05.004
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2019.05.004