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Climate change and health in urban informal settlements in low- and middle-income countries – a scoping review of health impacts and adaptation strategies

Frederikke Højgaard Borga Centre for Global Health, Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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Johanne Greibe Andersena Centre for Global Health, Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark;b Danish Non-communicable Diseases Alliance, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Catherine Karekezic Kenya Diabetes Management and Information Centre, Nairobi, Kenya;d Non-communicable Diseases Alliance Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
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Gerald Yongad Non-communicable Diseases Alliance Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya;e Medical Faculty, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
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Peter Furuf Global Health Section, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Per Kallestrupa Centre for Global Health, Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark;b Danish Non-communicable Diseases Alliance, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Christian Kraefa Centre for Global Health, Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark;b Danish Non-communicable Diseases Alliance, Copenhagen, Denmark;g Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, University of Heidelberg, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Article: 1908064 | Received 05 Jan 2021, Accepted 22 Mar 2021, Published online: 13 Apr 2021

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