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Editorial
. 2019 May 23;90(2):181-183.
doi: 10.23750/abm.v90i2.8354.

Why urbanisation and health?

Andrea Lenzi  1
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Editorial

Why urbanisation and health?

Andrea Lenzi. Acta Biomed. .

Abstract

In 2007 more than 50% of the world's population were living in metropolitan cities, which was the first time in history that the urban population level had risen above 50%.The urban population have grown ever since and will continue to do so according WHO estimates. By 2030it has been estimated that 6 people out of 10 will live in urban agglomerates and an estimate of 70% of the inhabitants will be living in urban environments by 2050. ...

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