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

• Main Authors: Steven Allender (Author), Ben Lacey (Author), Premila Webster (Author), Mike Rayner (Author), Mohan Deepa (Author), Peter Scarborough (Author), Carukshi Arambepola (Author), Manjula Datta (Author), Viswanathan Mohan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2010-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: 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...