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EMHJ-Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2005; 11 (5-6): 1124-1127
in English
| IMEMR
| ID: emr-156847
ABSTRACT
The Egypt Human Development Report 2003 does not take account of the impact of the environment on human development indicators. A case study was made in one village in El-Montaza district, Alexandria governorate, Egypt. The environmental indicators used for calculating the human development index were access to safe water, access to sanitation and environment surrounding the house. The human development index for this village decreased from 0.622 to 0.595 after adjustment for environmental factors