Commentary by Spear, R. on "Integration of water, sanitation, and hygiene for the prevention and control of neglected tropical diseases: a rationale for inter-sectoral collaboration:" can the control of NTDs profit from a good WASH?

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Robert C Spear. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2013.

. 2013 Sep 26;7(9):e2473.

doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002473. eCollection 2013.

¹ Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, University of California, Berkeley, California, United States of America.

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The author has declared that no competing interests exist.

Integration of water, sanitation, and hygiene for the prevention and control of neglected tropical diseases: a rationale for inter-sectoral collaboration.
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