Urbanization and non-communicable disease in Southeast Asia: A review of current evidence

• Main Authors: Angkurawaranon C., Jiraporncharoen W., Chenthanakij B., Doyle P., Nitsch D.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84908131732&partnerID=40&md5=ea7a36934b8553658ac78a87f3ebb326; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/37615
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Objective: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have been highlighted as a major public health issue in the Southeast (SE) Asian region. One of the major socio-environmental factors that are considered to be associated with such a rise in NCDs is urbanization. Urbanization is associated with behavioural...