Neighborhood socio-environmental vulnerability and infant mortality in Hermosillo, Sonora Vulnerabilidad socioambiental y mortalidad infantil en barrios de Hermosillo, Sonora

• Main Authors: Francisco Lara-Valencia (Author), Gerardo Álvarez-Hernández (Author), Siobán D Harlow (Author), Catalina Denman (Author), Hilda García-Pérez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: This paper explores the impact of contextual variables at the neighborhood level on a health marker in the city of Hermosillo, Mexico and discusses the importance of collaboration between planners and health professional to minimize the negative effect of contextual factors on urban healt...