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Review
. 2013;60(1):53-87.
doi: 10.1016/j.yapd.2013.04.005. Epub 2013 Jul 17.

Slums are not places for children to live: vulnerabilities, health outcomes, and possible interventions

Kacey C Ernst  1 , Beth S Phillips, Burris Duke Duncan
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Review

Slums are not places for children to live: vulnerabilities, health outcomes, and possible interventions

Kacey C Ernst et al. Adv Pediatr. 2013.
No abstract available

Keywords: Children; Education; Health; Interventions; Poverty; Slums/informal settlements; Social.

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Fig. 1
Distribution of urban slums worldwide.
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Fig. 2
A startling contrast: slums adjacent to high-income apartment complexes. Favela de Paraisópolis. The favela (shanti town) on the left is ironically called Paraisópolis (Paradise City). Paraisópolis is situated in the center of metropolitan São Paulo, bordering on middle-income and upper-income residential areas. It lies in a large steep-sided ravine and has a physically challenging geography. It is an extremely densely populated area, with an estimated population of 80,000 to 100,000 people. Photo: Tuca Vieira.
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Fig. 3
Slum renovations in Brazil. A typical slum (left) … transformed in Brazil (right). Upgrading of unserviced settlements is justified as the centerpiece of a global strategy for improving the living conditions of the urban poor.
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