"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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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Urbanization" by people in Profiles.
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Goyal M, Wilson AT, Kamal N, McTaggart RA, Jayaraman MV, Fisher M, Hill MD. Amartya Sen and the Organization of Endovascular Stroke Treatment. Stroke. 2017 08; 48(8):2310-2312.
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Alam N, Ahmad SR, Qadir A, Ashraf MI, Lakhan C, Lakhan VC. Use of statistical and GIS techniques to assess and predict concentrations of heavy metals in soils of Lahore City, Pakistan. Environ Monit Assess. 2015 Oct; 187(10):636.
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Ryb GE, Dischinger PC, McGwin G, Griffin RL. Degree of urbanization and mortality from motor vehicular crashes. Ann Adv Automot Med. 2012; 56:183-90.