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, 2018 Abstract Slums have generated renewed interest among scholars in the wake of rapid urbanization in the South and the growing incidence of urban poverty worldwide. This gave rise to the expression “expanding urban slums,” which refers to a phenomenon occurring in the Global South associated with “hyper-urbanization”— rapid urbanization
Michael Humphrey, Shahadat Hossain
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Diphtheria in Urban Slums in North India
Lancet, The, 2000We recorded a reappearance of cases of microbiologically confirmed diphtheria in a tertiary care hospital in north India. Poor immunisation coverage, population migrations, and overcrowded urban slums may be contributory factors.
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2021
Cities in developing countries are increasingly under stress through urbanization, which leads to the expansion of slum areas or informal settlements due to demand for low-cost housing. This chapter presents the social, environmental, and economic realities facing slum dwellers and discusses their redevelopment into intelligent cities.
Darrold Laurence Cordes +2 more
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Cities in developing countries are increasingly under stress through urbanization, which leads to the expansion of slum areas or informal settlements due to demand for low-cost housing. This chapter presents the social, environmental, and economic realities facing slum dwellers and discusses their redevelopment into intelligent cities.
Darrold Laurence Cordes +2 more
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JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1971
In discussing "Pathogenesis of Slums," the point is made that our society, consciously or unconsciously, creates both slums and slumdwellers, and our social system operates to maintain them unchanged. This may perhaps motivate some readers to realize that social problems have causes other than those individually created. How do slums begin?
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In discussing "Pathogenesis of Slums," the point is made that our society, consciously or unconsciously, creates both slums and slumdwellers, and our social system operates to maintain them unchanged. This may perhaps motivate some readers to realize that social problems have causes other than those individually created. How do slums begin?
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Impact of I.C.D.S. on preschoolers of urban slums
The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 1982The I.C.D.S. project was launched by Government of India, and same is operating in Bombay urban slums since April 1976. The evaluation of the work done and impact of the various services provided through I.C.D.S. is being evaluated to study the progress. The study is done in six centres selected at random.
R B, Patel, R H, Udani
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Iodine deficiency in urban slums of Bhubaneswar
The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 2007The present study aimed at assessing the population prevalence of goiter and iodine deficiency in school children of 6-12 yr living in urban slums of Bhubaneswer, the capital city of Orissa.A cross-sectional study was performed using the 30-cluster sampling methodology and surveillance methods for iodine deficiency as recommended by WHO/ICCIDD/UNICEF ...
P G S, Sethy +4 more
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Reviews in Anthropology, 1978
William Foote Whyte. Street Corner Society: The Social Structure of an Italian Slum. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1943.xii + 284 pp. $5.00.
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William Foote Whyte. Street Corner Society: The Social Structure of an Italian Slum. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1943.xii + 284 pp. $5.00.
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Measles immunisation coverage in urban slums
The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 1999A cross-sectional, community-based study was conducted in 32 slums of Udaipur city to assess the prevalence of missed opportunities for measles immunization, reason for their occurrence and potential impact of avoiding them on measles immunization coverage.
M K, Money, P, Mohan
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Iron deficiency anemia in an urban slum
The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 2008Of this pilot study was to assess the iron status and dietary intake of 1-3 year-old apparently healthy toddlers of the lower socio-economic class, and the effect of eight weeks intervention with liquid oral iron in an urban slum in Pune, India.50 toddlers (M= 25, F= 25) with mean age of 2.4 years (SD 0.82) were evaluated. Anthropometry, Food Frequency
N M, Hanumante +4 more
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Partial Hospitalization Within an Urban Slum
American Journal of Psychiatry, 1972Data on 343 patients admitted to the Partial Hospitalization Service of the Lincoln Community Mental Health Center, New York City, over a two-year period indicate that the presence of this service cut admissions to the state hospital by two-thirds. The pressures that exist in an urban slum area in which no inpatient psychiatric facility is available ...
P, Ruiz, G, Saiger
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