COVID-19 and Slums: A Pandemic Highlights Gaps in Knowledge About Urban Poverty
According to the United Nations, about 1 billion persons live in so-called slums. Numerous studies have shown that this population is particularly vulnerable to infectious diseases. The current COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, emphatically underlines this problem. The o...
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Main Authors: | Friesen, John (Author), Pelz, Peter F (Author) |
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JMIR Publications,
2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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