Scaling up rural sanitation in India.
editorial · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 25157975.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001710 and PMC identifier 4144792.
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Abstract
Clarissa Brocklehurst discusses the study by Patil and colleagues on a sanitation program in India and highlights the challenges ahead to improve the situation for millions of people who still have no option but to practice open defecation. Please see later in the article for the Editors' Summary.
Medical subject headings
- Defecation
- Diarrhea
- Public Health
- Sanitation
- Toilet Facilities