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Vulnerability to Food Insecurity in Urban Slums: Experiences from Nairobi, Kenya

Food and nutrition security is critical for economic development due to the role of nutrition in healthy growth and human capital development. Slum residents, already grossly affected by chronic poverty, are highly vulnerable to different forms of shocks, including those arising from political insta...

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Autores principales:	Kimani-Murage, E. W., Schofield, L., Wekesah, F., Mohamed, S., Mberu, B., Ettarh, R., Egondi, T., Kyobutungi, C., Ezeh, A.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Springer US 2014
Materias:	Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4242851/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25172616 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11524-014-9894-3

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