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SUBMITTER: Mouton M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6964412 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Mouton Morgan M Ducey Ariel A Green Judith J Hardcastle Lorian L Hoffman Steven S Leslie Myles M Rock Melanie M
Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique 20190130 3
The advent of 'smart' technologies has already transformed urban life, with important consequences for physical, mental, and social well-being. Population health and equity have, however, been conspicuously absent from much of the 'smart cities' research and policy agenda. With this in mind, we argue for a re-conceptualization of 'digital divides' in terms of socio-economic gradients at the individual level, and we draw attention to digitally mediated connections as crucial elements for health p ...[more]