Multilevel examination of the association of urbanization with inflammation in Chinese adults

Health and Place

Volumn 28, Issue , 2014, Pages 177-186

  Thompson, Amanda L ^a,b   Houck, Kelly M ^a,b   Adair, Linda ^b,c   Gordon Larsen, Penny ^b,c   Popkin, Barry ^b,c  

^a The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL   (United States)

^c University of North Carolina   (United States)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; China; Inflammation; Neighborhood health; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADULT; NEIGHBORHOOD; PROTEIN; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; URBANIZATION;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; URBAN AREA; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; URBANIZATION; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

CHINA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHINA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; URBANIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901985678     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2014.05.003     Document Type: Article

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