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Health and health-related indicators in slum, rural, and urban communities: a comparative analysis

BACKGROUND: It is generally assumed that urban slum residents have worse health status when compared with other urban populations, but better health status than their rural counterparts. This belief/assumption is often because of their physical proximity and assumed better access to health care serv...

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Autores principales:	Mberu, Blessing U., Haregu, Tilahun Nigatu, Kyobutungi, Catherine, Ezeh, Alex C.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Co-Action Publishing 2016
Materias:	Original Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5141369/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27924741 http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/gha.v9.33163

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