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. 2016 May 23:(5):1-12.
doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012199.

Interventions to improve water, sanitation, and hygiene for preventing soil-transmitted helminth infection

Matthew C Freeman  1 , Eric Strunz  2 , Jürg Utzinger  3 , David G Addiss  4
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Interventions to improve water, sanitation, and hygiene for preventing soil-transmitted helminth infection

Matthew C Freeman et al. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. .

Abstract

This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows: To assess the effectiveness of water, sanitation, and hygiene interventions to prevent soil-transmitted helminth infection.

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