Preventing non-communicable diseases through structural changes in urban environments

J Epidemiol Community Health. 2015 Jun;69(6):509-11. doi: 10.1136/jech-2014-203865. Epub 2014 Nov 13.

Authors

Manuel Franco¹, Usama Bilal¹, Ana V Diez-Roux²

Affiliations

¹ Social and Cardiovascular Epidemiology Research Group, School of Medicine, University of Alcala, Madrid, Spain Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
² Department of Epidemiology, Drexel University School of Public Health, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

PMID: 25395654
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2014-203865

No abstract available

Keywords: CHRONIC DI; Neighborhood/place; SOCIAL EPIDEMIOLOGY; SOCIAL SCIENCE.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Alcohol Drinking / adverse effects
Chronic Disease / prevention & control*
Diet / standards
Environment Design*
Food Industry / standards
Health Behavior*
Humans
Motor Activity / physiology
Protective Factors
Residence Characteristics*
Risk Factors
Smoking / adverse effects
Social Environment*
Urban Health*