Cities and the Health of the Public

Cities and the Health of the Public

The essays commissioned for this volume analyze the impact of city-living on health, focusing primarily on conditions in the United States. With 16 chapters by 24 internationally recognized experts, the book introduces an ecological approach to the study of the health of urban populations. It assess...

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Other Authors: Freudenberg, Nicholas (Editor), Galea, Sandro (Editor), Vlahov, David (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Nashville Vanderbilt University Press 2006
Subjects:
Urban health
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