Urbanisation and infectious diseases in a globalised world
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Urbanisation and infectious diseases in a globalised world.
The world is becoming urban. The UN predicts that the world's urban population will almost double from 3·3 billion in 2007 to 6·3 billion in 2050. Most of this increase will be in developing countries. Exponential urban growth is having a profound effect on global health. Because of international travel and migration, cities are becoming important hubs for the transmission of infectious disease...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Lancet Infectious Diseases
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1473-3099
DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(10)70223-1