Revealing and Responding to Multiple Health Risks in Informal Settlements in Sub-Saharan African Cities

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2019, Pages 112-122

  Satterthwaite, David ^a   Sverdlik, Alice ^a   Brown, Donald ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Data; Health; Health Determinants; Risk; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; BLACK PERSON; CITY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HUMAN; POVERTY; RISK ASSESSMENT; URBAN HEALTH;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CITIES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; POVERTY AREAS; RISK ASSESSMENT; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 85048037490     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-018-0264-4     Document Type: Article

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