Quantifying urbanization as a risk factor for noncommunicable disease.

The aim of this study was to investigate the poorly understood relationship between the process of urbanization and noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in Sri Lanka using a multicomponent, quantitative measure of urbanicity. NCD prevalence data were taken from the Sri Lankan Diabetes and Cardiovascular...

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Main Authors: Allender, S, Wickramasinghe, K, Goldacre, M, Matthews, D, Katulanda, P
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2011