Poor housing, good health: A comparison of formal and informal housing in Johannesburg, South Africa

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 625-633

  De Wet, Thea ^a   Plagerson, Sophie ^a   Harpham, Trudy ^b   Mathee, Angela ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Health promotion; Housing; Informal settlements; Johannesburg; South Africa; Urban health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSING; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOUSING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81755184350     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-011-0269-1     Document Type: Article

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