"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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| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Urbanization" by people in Profiles.
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Contribution of urban ventilation to the thermal environment and urban energy demand: Different climate background perspectives. Sci Total Environ. 2021 Nov 15; 795:148791.
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Home chemical and microbial transitions across urbanization. Nat Microbiol. 2020 01; 5(1):108-115.
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Temporal consistency between gross primary production and solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence in the ten most populous megacity areas over years. Sci Rep. 2017 11 02; 7(1):14963.
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Epilithic and endolithic microorganisms and deterioration on stone church facades subject to urban pollution in a sub-tropical climate. Biofouling. 2017 02; 33(2):113-127.
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Urbanization and Humanitarian Access Working Group: toward guidelines for humanitarian standards and operations in urban settings. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2011 Dec; 26(6):464-9.
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Urbanization and Humanitarian Access Working Group: a blueprint for the development of prevention and preparedness indicators for urban humanitarian crises. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2011 Dec; 26(6):460-3.
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The relationship between parity and overweight varies with household wealth and national development. Int J Epidemiol. 2007 Feb; 36(1):93-101.
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Workload and availability of technology in metropolitan community pharmacies. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2006 Mar-Apr; 46(2):154-60.