Association of urban slum residency with infant mortality and child stunting in low and middle income countries

BioMed Research International

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Kyu, Hmwe Hmwe ^a   Shannon, Harry S ^a   Georgiades, Katholiki ^a   Boyle, Michael H ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEIGHBORHOOD; PRENATAL CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS; STUNTING; URBAN AREA; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; NEWBORN; POVERTY;

ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; POVERTY AREAS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 84885577417     PISSN: 23146133     EISSN: 23146141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/604974     Document Type: Article

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