Cities, urbanization and health

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1737-1742

  Whiting, David ^a   Unwin, Nigel ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIETARY INTAKE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH HAZARD; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LETTER; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; URBANIZATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAMEROON; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH; INFECTION CONTROL; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOTE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TANZANIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAMEROON; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RURAL HEALTH; TANZANIA; URBAN HEALTH; URBANIZATION; WORLD HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75349092159     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyn152     Document Type: Letter

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