Defining neighborhood boundaries for urban health research in developing countries: A case study of Accra, Ghana

Journal of Maps

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 36-42

  Engstrom, Ryan ^a   Ofiesh, Caetlin ^a   Rain, David ^a   Jewell, Henry ^a   Weeks, John ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Developing country; Health; Neighborhood

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878216117     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17445647     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17445647.2013.765366     Document Type: Article

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