Neighborhood socio-environmental vulnerability and infant mortality in Hermosillo, Sonora
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Neighborhood socio-environmental vulnerability and infant mortality in Hermosillo, Sonora.
OBJECTIVE This paper explores the impact of contextual variables at the neighborhood level on a health marker in the city of Hermosillo, Mexico and discusses the importance of collaboration between planners and health professional to minimize the negative effect of contextual factors on urban health. MATERIALS AND METHODS Few studies in Mexico have assessed health outcomes at the intra-urban ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Salud Pública de México
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0036-3634
DOI: 10.1590/s0036-36342012000400006