title: An environmental classification of housing-related diseases in developing countries.
abstract: A preliminary environmental classification of housing-related diseases in developing countries is presented. This groups these diseases into six categories: those related to defects in (1) buildings and the peridomestic environment, (2) water supply, (3) sanitation, (4) refuse storage and collection and (5) food storage and preparation; and (6) industry-related diseases resulting from housing location (close to polluting industries or on contaminated land) and from the use of the home as a workplace. Each category has three subcategories: communicable diseases (including zoonoses), non-communicable diseases, and mental illnesses and psychosocial disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds, UK.
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Mara
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Alabaster
mesh_terms: D003906:Developing Countries; D004194:Disease / Q000145:classification / Q000209:etiology*; D004777:Environment; D005523:Food Supply; D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans; D012037:Refuse Disposal; D012499:Sanitation; D014881:Water Supply