Associations between urbanisation and components of the health-risk transition in Thailand. A descriptive study of 87,000 Thai adults

Global Health Action

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Lim, Lynette L Y ^a   Kjellstrom, Tord ^a   Sleigh, Adrian ^a   Khamman, Suwanee ^b   Seubsman, Sam Ang ^c   Dixon, Jane ^a   Banwell, Cathy ^a  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

^b National Economic and Social Development Board   (Thailand)

^c SUKHOTHAI THAMMATHIRAT OPEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Health Determinants; Migrants; Self reported Urbanisation; Thailand; Urban health

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865459741     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16549880     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/gha.v2i0.1914     Document Type: Article

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