Living in low-cost housing settlements in Cape Town, south Africa-the epidemiological characteristics associated with increased health vulnerability

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 899-911

  Govender, Thashlin ^a   Barnes, Jo M ^a   Pieper, Clarissa H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Backyard dwelling; Community health; Epidemiology; Health vulnerability; Low cost housing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSING; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADULT; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOUSING; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650883912     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-010-9502-0     Document Type: Article

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