Hygiene, sanitation, and water: forgotten foundations of health.

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Published in PLoS Med on November 09, 2010

Authors

Jamie Bartram1, Sandy Cairncross

Author Affiliations

1: Water Institute, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America.

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