Does clean water matter? An updated meta-analysis of water supply and sanitation interventions and diarrhoeal diseases

@article{Engell2013DoesCW,
  title={Does clean water matter? An updated meta-analysis of water supply and sanitation interventions and diarrhoeal diseases},
  author={Rebecca E. Engell and Stephen S. Lim},
  journal={The Lancet},
  year={2013},
  volume={381}
}
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