Level of urbanization and noncommunicable disease risk factors in Tamil Nadu, India

• Автори: Steven Allender (Автор), Ben Lacey (Автор), Premila Webster (Автор), Mike Rayner (Автор), Mohan Deepa (Автор), Peter Scarborough (Автор), Carukshi Arambepola (Автор), Manjula Datta (Автор), Viswanathan Mohan (Автор)
• Формат: Книга
• Опубліковано: The World Health Organization, 2010-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Предмети: article
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the poorly understood relationship between the process of urbanization and noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) through the application of a quantitative measure of urbanicity. METHODS: We constructed a measure of the urban environment for seven areas using a seven-item scale ba...