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Urbanization

Migrants to Urban India: Need for Public Health Action

Author : Nitika, Ayush Lohiya, Baridalyne Nongkynrih, Sanjeev Kumar Gupta | 2014
Published By: National Center for Biotechnology Information

Migration to urban areas not only affects the health of adults, but also the health of children in an adverse manner. This fact is evident from the relation between migration and child mortality, and this has been shown in a study which has used data from the National Family Health Survey-3. Undernutrition and low immunization coverage is also responsible for child mortality.

URL : http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4067932/

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