The impact of improvement of water supply and sanitation facilities on diarrhea and intestinal parasites: a Brazilian experience with children in two low-income urban communities O impacto das medidas de melhoria do abastecimento de água e esgoto sobre a diarréia e parasitose intestinal: experiência brasileira com crianças de comunidades de baixa renda

• Main Authors: Rainer Gross (Author), Bernd Schell (Author), Maria Carmen Bisi Molina (Author), Maria Antonia Cuelho Leão (Author), Ulrike Strack (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 1989-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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During the second half of 1986 the impact of the improvement of water supply and excreta disposal facilities on diarrheal diseases and intestinal parasitosis was studied in 254 children up to six years of age from two favelas (shanty towns) of Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The estimated incidence of diarr...