Urban sanitation and health in the developing world: Reminiscing the nineteenth century industrial nations

Health and Place

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 69-78

  Konteh, Frederick Hassan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Developing; Health; Industrialised; Nations; Sanitation; Urbanisation

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; HEALTH POLICY; INDUSTRIALIZATION; LOW INCOME HOUSING; NINETEENTH CENTURY; SANITATION; STRATEGIC APPROACH; URBANIZATION;

ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH; POLICY; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SANITATION; URBAN SANITATION; URBANIZATION;

EID: 54949157218     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2008.02.003     Document Type: Article

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