Living in an urban environment and non-communicable disease risk in Thailand: Does timing matter?

• Main Authors: Angkurawaranon,C., Lerssrimonkol,C., Jakkaew,N., Philalai,T., Doyle,P., Nitsch,D.D.M.
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier Limited 2015
• Subjects: Geography, Planning and Development; Health (social science); Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84924072083&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/38409
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. Background: This paper uses a life-course approach to explore whether the timing and/or duration of urban (vs rural) exposure was associated with risk factors for NCDs. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among health care workers in two hospitals in Thailand. Two me...