Emerging disease burdens and the poor in cities of the developing world

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 84, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages

  Campbell, Tim ^a,c   Campbell, Alana ^b  

^a Urban Age Institute   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Public Health Issues ^*  (United States)

^c Urban Age Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Future urban growth; Injury; Noncommunicable disease

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BUILDING; CITY; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FIRE; GOVERNMENT; HOMICIDE; HOUSING; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INJURY; MALNUTRITION; MOTOR VEHICLE; OBESITY; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TRAFFIC; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; URBAN POPULATION; URBANIZATION; VIOLENCE;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; COST OF ILLNESS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; OBESITY; POVERTY; RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; URBANIZATION; VIOLENCE;

EID: 34249038676     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-007-9181-7     Document Type: Article

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