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A. Prüss-Ustün, J. Bartram, T. Clasen, J. Colford, O. Cumming, V. Curtis, S. Bonjour, A. Dangour, J. De France, L. Fewtrell, M. Freeman, Bruce Gordon, P. Hunter, R. Johnston, C. Mathers, D. Mäusezahl, K. Medlicott, M. Neira, Meredith E. Stocks, J. Wolf, S. Cairncross

2014.4.30TROPICAL MEDICINE & INTERNATIONAL HEALTH

DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12329

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The burden of diarrhoeal diseases from exposure to inadequate water, sanitation and hand hygiene in low‐ and middle‐income settings and an overview of the impact on other diseases are estimated.

Abstract

To estimate the burden of diarrhoeal diseases from exposure to inadequate water, sanitation and hand hygiene in low‐ and middle‐income settings and provide an overview of the impact on other diseases.

Citation format

PRÜSS-USTÜN, A., et al. Burden of disease from inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene in low- and middle-income settings: A retrospective analysis of data from 145 countries. TROPICAL MEDICINE & INTERNATIONAL HEALTH, 2014, 19: 894–905.