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...

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Main Authors: Emily J. Flies, Suzanne Mavoa, Graeme R. Zosky, Evangeline Mantzioris, Craig Williams, Rajaraman Eri, Barry W. Brook, Jessie C. Buettel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-12-01
Series:Environment International
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412019323864