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  1. Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, Room 556, New York Academy of Medicine, 1216 Fifth Avenue, 10029-5283, New York, NY

    D. Vlahov PhD & S. Galea

  2. Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, New York

    D. Vlahov PhD & S. Galea

  3. Program in Urban Public Health, Hunter College, City University of New York, New York, New York

    N. Freudenberg

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Vlahov, D., Galea, S. & Freudenberg, N. The urban health “advantage”. J Urban Health 82, 1–4 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1093/jurban/jti001

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