Health of the urban poor in developing countries |
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Authors: | Harpham T |
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Institution: | Evaluation and Planning Centre for Health Care, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London WC1 E7HT, UK. |
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Abstract: | The urban poor are at the interface between underdevelopment and industrialization and their disease patterns reflect the problems of both. From the first they carry a heavy burden of infectious diseases and malnutrition, while from the second they suffer the typical spectrum of chronic and social diseases. |
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