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

• Main Authors: Angkurawaranon C., Wattanatchariya N., Doyle P., Nitsch D.
• 格式: Article
• 語言: English
• 出版: 2014
• 在線閱讀: 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
• 機構: Chiang Mai University

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...