Are rural-urban migrants living in urban slums more vulnerable in terms of housing, health knowledge, smoking, mental health and general health?

International Journal of Social Welfare

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 373-383

  Khan, Md Mobarak Hossain ^a   Kraemer, Alexander ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Dhaka; General and mental health; Health knowledge; Housing conditions; Rural urban migration; Smoking

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908879356     PISSN: 13696866     EISSN: 14682397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.12053     Document Type: Article

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