Is area affected by flood or stagnant water independently associated with poorer health outcomes in urban slums of Dhaka and adjacent rural areas?

Natural Hazards

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 549-565

  Khan, M M H ^a   Gruebner, Oliver ^b   Krämer, Alexander ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Dhaka; Flood or stagnant water; Neighbourhood satisfaction; Public health consequences; Urban slums

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FLOOD; HEALTH IMPACT; INFORMAL SETTLEMENT; LOGISTICS; MEGACITY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NEIGHBORHOOD; PUBLIC HEALTH; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA; VILLAGE;

BANGLADESH; DHAKA [BANGLADESH];

EID: 84890993439     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-013-0829-1     Document Type: Article

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