"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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| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Urbanization" by people in Profiles.
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Urbanization and Socioeconomic Disparities in Hypertension among Older Adult Women in Sudan. Ann Glob Health. 2019 03 05; 85(1).
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Osmotically driven membrane process for the management of urban runoff in coastal regions. Water Res. 2014 Jan 01; 48:200-9.
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Evaluation of reproductive endocrine status in hornyhead turbot sampled from Southern California's urbanized coastal environments. Environ Toxicol Chem. 2012 Dec; 31(12):2689-700.
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Validation of 3 food outlet databases: completeness and geospatial accuracy in rural and urban food environments. Am J Epidemiol. 2010 Dec 01; 172(11):1324-33.