Freshwater availability and water fetching distance affect child health in sub-Saharan Africa.

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• Publication year

  2012

• Venue

  Environmental Science and Technology

• Publication date

  2012-02-09

• Fields of study

  Geography, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1021/es203177vPMID 22242546
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