Quantifying disease burden among climate refugees using multidisciplinary approach: A case of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Urban Climate

Volumn 8, Issue , 2014, Pages 126-137

  Molla, Neelima Afroz ^a   Mollah, Kabirul Ahsan ^b   Ali, Ghaffar ^c,d   Fungladda, Wijitr ^a   Shipin, O V ^d   Wongwit, Waranya ^a   Tomomi, Hoshiko ^e  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b EnviroCare   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^d ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asthma; Climate refugees; DALYs lost; Dhaka; Diarrhea

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901850682     PISSN: 22120955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2014.02.003     Document Type: Article

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