articlePLoS MedicineNov 9, 2010GOLD OA

Hygiene, Sanitation, and Water: Forgotten Foundations of Health

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

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Abstract

As the first article in a four-part PLoS Medicine series on water and sanitation, Jamie Bartram and Sandy Cairncross argue that the massive burden of ill health associated with poor hygiene, sanitation, and water supply demands more attention from health professionals and policymakers.

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804
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100%
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2

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Keywords
  • Sanitation
  • Hygiene
  • Open defecation
  • Water supply
  • Environmental health
  • Public health
  • Medicine
  • Health professionals
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