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

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

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...

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Main Authors: Steven Allender, Ben Lacey, Premila Webster, Mike Rayner, Mohan Deepa, Peter Scarborough, Carukshi Arambepola, Manjula Datta, Viswanathan Mohan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2010-04-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862010000400016&lng=en&tlng=en

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