Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume 97, Issue 2 , Pages 153-158 , March 2003

Impact of drainage and sewerage on diarrhoea in poor urban areas in Salvador, Brazil

  • L.R.S. Moraes

      Affiliations

    • Polytechnic School, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
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  • Jacira Azevedo Cancio

      Affiliations

    • PAHO, Brasilia, Brazil
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  • Sandy Cairncross

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Prof. Sandy Cairncross, Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WClE 7HT, UK; fax +44 (0)20 7636 7843.
    • London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London WCIE 7HT, UK
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  • Sharon Huttly

      Affiliations

    • London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London WCIE 7HT, UK

Received 14 January 2002 ,Revised 7 October 2002 ,Accepted 10 October 2002.

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Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume 97, Issue 2 , Pages 153-158 , March 2003