Promoting health and advancing development through improved housing in low-income settings

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 810-831

  Haines, Andy ^a   Bruce, Nigel ^b   Cairncross, Sandy ^a   Davies, Michael ^c   Greenland, Katie ^a   Hiscox, Alexandra ^d,e   Lindsay, Steve ^f   Lindsay, Tom ^g   Satterthwaite, David ^h   Wilkinson, Paul ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Institut Pasteur du Laos   (Laos)

^e WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^f DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^g ROBINSON COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

Development; Health; Household energy; Housing; Sanitation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE CARRIER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEATING; HOUSING; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SANITATION; URBAN POPULATION; WATER SUPPLY; WEATHER;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ANIMALS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASE VECTORS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEATING; HOUSING; HUMANS; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SANITATION; URBAN POPULATION; WATER SUPPLY; WEATHER;

EID: 84885958439     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-012-9773-8     Document Type: Article

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