Urban area disadvantage and under-5 mortality in Nigeria: The effect of rapid urbanization

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Urban area disadvantage and under-5 mortality in Nigeria: The effect of rapid urbanization [1]

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Living in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas is associated with increased childhood mortality. As city living becomes the predominant social context in low- and middle-income countries, the resulting rapid urbanization

Publication Date:

01/06/2010

Author(s): Diddy Antai [2], Tahereh Moradi [3]

Source: Environmental Health Perspectives [4]

Vol:

118

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pp:

877

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Source URL: http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/urban-area-disadvantage-and-under-5-mortality-nigeria-effect-rapid-urbanization

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