Overcrowding and health in two impoverished suburbs of Johannesburg, South Africa
Abstract Background Rapid urbanization, unmatched by an associated supply of housing, has resulted in overcrowding in the cities of many developing countries, including in Johannesburg, South Africa. Household overcrowding has been associated with a range of ill-health outcomes, including acute resp...
Main Authors: | Vusumuzi Nkosi, Tanya Haman, Nisha Naicker, Angela Mathee |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-10-01
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Series: | BMC Public Health |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-019-7665-5 |
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