Talking Dirty — The Politics of Clean Water and Sanitation

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 21 Aug 2008 English Publisher:Massachusetts Medical SocietyJournal:New England Journal of Medicine, volume 359, pages 784-787 (issn: 0028-4793, eissn: 1533-4406,

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Authors: Michele, Barry; James M, Hughes;

doi: 10.1056/nejmp0804650

pmid: 18716296

Talking Dirty — The Politics of Clean Water and Sanitation

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Abstract

The lack of access to clean water and basic sanitation represents a silent crisis affecting more than a third of the world's population. Drs. Michele Barry and James Hughes write that this seems an appropriate time to reengage in an ancient conversation about safe water and sanitation.

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Keywords

Conservation of Natural Resources, Water Supply, Politics, Water Pollution, Disease Transmission, Infectious, Humans, Sanitation, Global Health, Water Microbiology, Water Purification

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