Urban scaling of health outcomes: a protocol for a scoping review.

ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION:With most of the world's population living in urban areas, it is important to understand the health effects of city living. Precise descriptions of the relations of city size and growth with population health metrics have not been systematically described. Describing these relationships can provide clues regarding the factors driving differences in health across cities. OBJECTIVE:The goal of this scoping review is to map the existing evidence regarding the scaling properties of health outcomes, with a special emphasis on city size and growth. METHOD AND ANALYSIS:We will conduct this scoping review based on a structured search of a combination of keywords for the exposures that aim to capture the population growth and size of cities along with degree of urbanisation, for health

SUBMITTER: McCulley EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6886929 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature