Urbanization and Non-communicable disease mortality in Thailand: An ecological correlation study

This study provides strong evidence from an LMIC that urbanization is associated with mortality from three lifestyle-associated diseases at an ecological level. Furthermore, our data suggest that both average household income and number of doctors per population are important factors to consider in...

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Main Authors: Angkurawaranon C., Wattanatchariya N., Doyle P., Nitsch D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2014
Online Access:http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84872686932&partnerID=40&md5=5f67e717f05a9a409f0bf01022cd6a41
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23279597
http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/4036
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Institution: Chiang Mai University
Language: English
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Summary:This study provides strong evidence from an LMIC that urbanization is associated with mortality from three lifestyle-associated diseases at an ecological level. Furthermore, our data suggest that both average household income and number of doctors per population are important factors to consider in ecological analyses of mortality. © 2012 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.