Slum Health: From Understanding to Action
Open Access
- 23 October 2007
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Public Library of Science (PLoS) in PLoS Medicine
- Vol. 4 (10) , e295-6
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0040295
Abstract
The defining physical and legal characteristics of slums profoundly affect the health of these communities and may also serve as potential targets for immediate intervention.Keywords
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