Butala, Neel M.; VanRooyen, Michael J.; Patel, Ronak Bhailal - In: Social Science & Medicine 71 (2010) 5, pp. 935-940
The world is rapidly urbanizing with over half the population now living in urban areas. As the urban population grows, so does the proportion of these persons living in slums where conditions are deplorable. These conditions concentrate health hazards leading to higher rates of morbidity and...