Quantifying Urbanization as a Risk Factor for Noncommunicable Disease

Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the poorly understood relationship between the process of urbanization and noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in Sri Lanka using a multicomponent, quantitative measure of urbanicity. NCD prevalence data were taken from the Sri Lankan Diabetes and Cardio...
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Autor*in:

Allender, Steven [verfasserIn]

Wickramasinghe, Kremlin

Goldacre, Michael

Matthews, David

Katulanda, Prasad

Format:

E-Artikel

Sprache:

Englisch

Erschienen:

2011

Schlagwörter:

Urbanization

Noncommunicable disease

Sri Lanka

Anmerkung:

© The New York Academy of Medicine 2011

Übergeordnetes Werk:

Enthalten in: Journal of urban health - [S.l.] : Springer, 1998, 88(2011), 5 vom: 03. Juni

Übergeordnetes Werk:

volume:88 ; year:2011 ; number:5 ; day:03 ; month:06

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DOI / URN:

10.1007/s11524-011-9586-1

Katalog-ID:

SPR020543425

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