General Commentary: Whether Urbanization Has Intensified the Spread of Infectious Diseases—Renewed Question by the COVID-19 Pandemic: Urban Density and COVID-19: Correlation Between Densification, Unhealthy Urban Conditions, and the Spread of Infectious Diseases

Ali Cheshmehzangi; Tong Zou; Zhaohui Su; Ayotunde Dawodu

doi:10.3389/fpubh.2022.917350

General Commentary: Whether Urbanization Has Intensified the Spread of Infectious Diseases—Renewed Question by the COVID-19 Pandemic: Urban Density and COVID-19: Correlation Between Densification, Unhealthy Urban Conditions, and the Spread of Infectious Diseases

Ali Cheshmehzangi^*
, Tong Zou
, Zhaohui Su
, Ayotunde Dawodu

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Architecture and Built Environment

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Original language	English
Article number	917350
Journal	Frontiers in Public Health
Volume	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.917350
Publication status	Published - 13 Jul 2022

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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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Cheshmehzangi, A., Zou, T., Su, Z., & Dawodu, A. (2022). General Commentary: Whether Urbanization Has Intensified the Spread of Infectious Diseases—Renewed Question by the COVID-19 Pandemic: Urban Density and COVID-19: Correlation Between Densification, Unhealthy Urban Conditions, and the Spread of Infectious Diseases. Frontiers in Public Health, 10, Article 917350. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.917350

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General Commentary: Whether Urbanization Has Intensified the Spread of Infectious Diseases—Renewed Question by the COVID-19 Pandemic: Urban Density and COVID-19: Correlation Between Densification, Unhealthy Urban Conditions, and the Spread of Infectious Diseases. / Cheshmehzangi, Ali; Zou, Tong; Su, Zhaohui et al.
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Cheshmehzangi A, Zou T, Su Z, Dawodu A. General Commentary: Whether Urbanization Has Intensified the Spread of Infectious Diseases—Renewed Question by the COVID-19 Pandemic: Urban Density and COVID-19: Correlation Between Densification, Unhealthy Urban Conditions, and the Spread of Infectious Diseases. Frontiers in Public Health. 2022 Jul 13;10:917350. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.917350

General Commentary: Whether Urbanization Has Intensified the Spread of Infectious Diseases—Renewed Question by the COVID-19 Pandemic: Urban Density and COVID-19: Correlation Between Densification, Unhealthy Urban Conditions, and the Spread of Infectious Diseases

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