| Description |
xi, 195 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Urban Health Research in Developing Countries: Reflections on the Last Decade / Trudy Harpham -- 2. United Nations Agencies' Urban Policies and Health / Edmundo Werna -- 3. Redefining Urban Health Policy in a Developing Country: The Jamaica Case / Don Robotham -- 4. Applications of Social Research in Urban Health / Sarah Atkinson -- 5. Depression in a High Density Suburb of Harare: A Model of Causation and the Generation of Interventions / Jeremy Broadhead and Melanie Abas -- 6. Private Practitioners in Katchi Abadis (Slums) of Karachi: A Detailed Profile / Inayat Thaver -- 7. Reforming Health Care Provision in Lusaka, Zambia / Mathilda Ruwe, Mubiana Macwangi and Sarah Atkinson -- 8. Research on Urban Environmental Health / Carolyn Stephens -- 9. Wealth, Health and the Urban Household: Weighing Environmental Burdens in Accra, Jakarta and Sao Paulo / Gordon McGranahan and Jacob Songsore -- 10. Road Traffic Accidents in Kenya and the Effect of Location / Wilson Odero |
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11. Intra-urban Differentials in Sao Paulo: Creating Opportunities for Crossing Traditional Research Boundaries / Marco Akerman -- 12. Urban Health Research in Developing Countries: Implications for Policy / Sarah Atkinson, Jacob Songsore and Edmundo Werna |
| Analysis |
Developing countries Health services |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Public health -- Research -- Developing countries.
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Urban health -- Developing countries.
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Urban health -- Research -- Developing countries.
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| Author |
Atkinson, Sarah J.
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Songsore, Jacob.
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Werna, Edmundo.
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C.A.B. International.
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| LC no. |
97121189 |
| ISBN |
0851991351 |
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