The global burden of cholera
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The global burden of cholera.
OBJECTIVE To estimate the global burden of cholera using population-based incidence data and reports. METHODS Countries with a recent history of cholera were classified as endemic or non-endemic, depending on whether they had reported cholera cases in at least three of the five most recent years. The percentages of the population in each country that lacked access to improved sanitation were ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Bulletin of the World Health Organization
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0042-9686
DOI: 10.2471/blt.11.093427