Ill-health and poverty: A literature review on health in informal settlements

Environment and Urbanization

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 123-155

  Sverdlik, Alice ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

climate change; equity; health services; housing; poverty; urban health

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; EQUITY; GENDER RELATIONS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; INFORMAL SETTLEMENT; LOW INCOME POPULATION; POVERTY; URBAN HOUSING;

AFRICA; ASIA; LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 79954466502     PISSN: 09562478     EISSN: 17460301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956247811398604     Document Type: Review

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