Handbook of Urban Health: Populations, Methods, and Practice

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edited by Sandro Galea and David Vlahov

Reviews

"...Handbook of Urban Health soundly provides the fundamentals on urban health for a wide audience. It will assist health care practitioners in better understanding the strengths and weaknesses of various types of research methods. For researchers and teachers of public health, it describes the realities of providing health care to diverse populations." -Russ Lopez, Journal of the American Medical Association

"This is an excellent book that could be useful for courses in urban health and as a resource for understanding urban health research, practice, and public policy." -Howard Spivak, The New England Journal of Medicine

"Galea and Vlahov have, in large part, defined the field of urban health..." -Lynne C. Messer and Jay S. Kaufman, American Journal of Epidemiology

"The editors successfully bridge urban health inquiry and public health practice by combining descriptions of issues in urban health, methods used in urban health studies, and examples from practitioners."-Tord Kjellstrom, Environmental Health Perspectives

"This well-written, well-organized edited volume is a fairly comprehensive handbook on both the research methodology and practice of urban health. … This is an excellent reference book for anyone working on or studying urban health, policy or planning." -K. H. Jacobsen, CHOICE