Journal article
Urban scaling of health outcomes: a protocol for a scoping review
BMJ open, v 9(11), pp e031176-e031176
24 Nov 2019
PMID: 31767587
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Abstract
IntroductionWith 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.ObjectiveThe 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 analysisWe 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-related outcomes regardless of their type (incidence or prevalence of diseases and injuries and mortality). We will search the MEDLINE and Latin American & Caribbean Health Sciences Literature databases from inception for studies in English, Spanish or Portuguese and perform manual searches of references and citations in the included studies. The search will be conducted from April 2019 to September 2019. We will report results using the PRISMA-ScR guidelines. This review aims to inform future research on the role of increasing levels of urbanisation on health outcomes, provide clues into what city level factors may drive patterns of urban health and lead to the design and implementation of policies that promote sustainable growth and improved health.Ethics and disseminationThis review will not collect any primary data and will rely on published articles. The findings of this review will be published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal.
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- Title
- Urban scaling of health outcomes: a protocol for a scoping review
- Creators
- Edwin M McCulley - Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAPricila Mullachery - Urban Health Collaborative, Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USADaniel Rodriguez - Institute for Transportation Studies, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USAAna V Diez Roux - Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAUsama Bilal - Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Publication Details
- BMJ open, v 9(11), pp e031176-e031176
- Publisher
- British Medical Journal (BMJ)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Health Collaborative
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000512774800188
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85075562593
- Other Identifier
- 991014878138904721
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