Strategies to reduce exclusion among populations living in urban slum settlements in Bangladesh

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 574-586

  Rashid, Sabina Faiz ^a  

^a BRAC UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Informal settlements; Slum settlements; Slums; Social exclusion; Urban health

Indexed keywords

EID: 76849103134     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3329/jhpn.v27i4.3403     Document Type: Article

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