Slums, climate change and human health in sub-Saharan Africa

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 87, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 886-

  Ramin, Brodie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEMOGRAPHY; DROUGHT; EDITORIAL; FLOODING; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MORTALITY; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION; WATER SUPPLY;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CLIMATE CHANGE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; POVERTY AREAS;

EID: 72049091493     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.09.073445     Document Type: Editorial

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