Urbanicity, urbanization, and the urban environment

Macrosocial Determinants of Population Health

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 53-69

  Ompad, Danielle C ^a   Galea, Sandro ^b   Vlahov, David ^a  

^a NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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EID: 84867983583     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-70812-6_3     Document Type: Chapter

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