Urban-associated diseases: Candidate diseases, environmental risk factors, and a path forward
Background: Cities are home to over half the global population; that proportion is expected to rise to 70% by mid-century. The urban environment differs greatly from that in which humans evolved, with potentially important consequences for health. Rates for allergic, inflammatory and auto-immune dis...
Main Authors: | Emily J. Flies, Suzanne Mavoa, Graeme R. Zosky, Evangeline Mantzioris, Craig Williams, Rajaraman Eri, Barry W. Brook, Jessie C. Buettel |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-12-01
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Series: | Environment International |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412019323864 |
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