Morbidity among children living around clinical waste treatment and disposal site in the Northwest region of Cameroon

Clinical waste is ineffectively treated and disposed in Cameroon. Disposal sites have unrestricted access and are located within communities. We hypothesize that vector proliferation and exposure to chronic low-level emissions will increase morbidity in children living around such sites. Self-report...

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Main Authors: Peter I. K. Mochungong, Gabriel Gulis, Morten Sodemann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2011-03-01
Series:Journal of Public Health in Africa
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Online Access:http://www.publichealthinafrica.org/index.php/jphia/article/view/73