"Urbanization" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The process whereby a society changes from a rural to an urban way of life. It refers also to the gradual increase in the proportion of people living in urban areas.
| Descriptor ID |
D014507
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.880.853.400.726
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| Concept/Terms |
Central City- Central City
- Central Cities
- Cities, Central
- City, Central
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Urbanization" by people in Profiles.
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Vargas-Robles D, Morales N, Rodr?guez I, Nieves T, Godoy-Vitorino F, Alcaraz LD, P?rez ME, Ravel J, Forney LJ, Dom?nguez-Bello MG. Changes in the vaginal microbiota across a gradient of urbanization. Sci Rep. 2020 07 27; 10(1):12487.
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Ogundipe F, Mehari A, Gillum R. Disparities in Sarcoidosis Mortality by Region, Urbanization, and Race in the United States: A Multiple Cause of Death Analysis. Am J Med. 2019 09; 132(9):1062-1068.e3.
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Ogundipe F, Kodadhala V, Ogundipe T, Mehari A, Gillum R. Disparities in Sepsis Mortality by Region, Urbanization, and Race in the USA: a Multiple Cause of Death Analysis. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2019 06; 6(3):546-551.
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Gilbuena R, Kawamura A, Medina R, Amaguchi H, Nakagawa N, Bui DD. Environmental impact assessment of structural flood mitigation measures by a rapid impact assessment matrix (RIAM) technique: a case study in Metro Manila, Philippines. Sci Total Environ. 2013 Jul 01; 456-457:137-47.
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Madanat HN, Troutman KP, Al-Madi B. The nutrition transition in Jordan: the political, economic and food consumption contexts. Promot Educ. 2008; 15(1):6-10.
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Vlahov D, Freudenberg N, Proietti F, Ompad D, Quinn A, Nandi V, Galea S. Urban as a determinant of health. J Urban Health. 2007 May; 84(3 Suppl):i16-26.
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Kumar R, Singh MC, Singh MC, Ahlawat SK, Thakur JS, Srivastava A, Sharma MK, Malhotra P, Bali HK, Kumari S. Urbanization and coronary heart disease: a study of urban-rural differences in northern India. Indian Heart J. 2006 Mar-Apr; 58(2):126-30.
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Twumasii YA, Merem EC. GIS applications in land management: the loss of high quality land to development in Central Mississippi from 1987-2002. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2005 Aug; 2(2):234-44.
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Vlahov D, Galea S, Gibble E, Freudenberg N. Perspectives on urban conditions and population health. Cad Saude Publica. 2005 May-Jun; 21(3):949-57.
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Conley FL, Thomas RL, Wilson BL. Measurement of volatile organic compounds in the urban atmosphere of Harris County, Texas, USA. J Environ Sci Health A Tox Hazard Subst Environ Eng. 2005; 40(9):1689-99.