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. 2013 Aug;98(8):629-34.
doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2011-301528. Epub 2013 Jun 12.

Water, sanitation, hygiene and enteric infections in children

Joe Brown  1 , Sandy Cairncross, Jeroen H J Ensink
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Water, sanitation, hygiene and enteric infections in children

Joe Brown et al. Arch Dis Child. 2013 Aug.
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No abstract available

Keywords: Epidemiology; Infectious Diseases; Nutrition; Parasitology; Technology.

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Figure 1
The F-diagram, showing the different faecal-oral transmission routes, and possible barriers to prevent excreta-related pathogens from finding a new host.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Distance to water source and use.
Figure 3
Figure 3
An improved form of sanitation: a household pit latrine in Tanzania.
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