| Description |
1 online resource (xxii, 391 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
ERACCE recommended resource
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| Contents |
A historical framework for social epidemiology / Lisa F. Berkman, Ichiro Kawachi -- Socioeconomic position / John Lynch, George Kaplan -- Discrimination and health / Nancy Krieger -- Income inequality and health / Ichiro Kawachi -- Working conditions and health / Töres Theorell -- The impact of job loss and retirement on health / Stanislav V. Kasl, Beth A. Jones -- Social integration, social networks, social support, and health / Lisa F. Berkman, Thomas Glass -- Social cohesion, social capital, and health / Ichiro Kawachi, Lisa Berkman -- Depression and medical illness / Robert M. Carney, Kenneth E. Freedland -- Affective states and health / Laura Kubzansky, Ichiro Kawachi -- Health behaviors in a social context / Karen M. Emmons -- Psychosocial intervention / Thomas A. Glass -- Toward a new social biology / Eric J. Brunner -- Ecological approaches : rediscovering the role of the physical and social environment / Sally Macintyre, Anne Ellaway -- Multilevel approaches to understanding social determinants / Michael Marmot -- Health and social policy / S. Jody Heymann |
| Summary |
The authors begin with presentations of theoretical concepts, continue with a recurring discussion of possible mechanisms that can explain the connections between social factors and health behaviors, disease risk and mortality, and finally discuss the applications of the social epidemiology research to the design of effective public health interventions and social policies |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Social medicine.
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Epidemiology -- Social aspects
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Epidemiology.
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Social Medicine
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Epidemiology
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Epidemiologic Methods
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Socioeconomic Factors
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
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Epidemiology
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Epidemiology -- Social aspects
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Social medicine
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Mé decine sociale.
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Épidémiologie.
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Méthodes épidémiologiques.
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Facteurs socioéconomiques.
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Épidémiologie.
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Médecine sociale.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Berkman, Lisa F
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Kawachi, Ichirō
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| LC no. |
99029249 |
| ISBN |
9780199771486 |
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0199771480 |
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1283097990 |
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9781283097994 |
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9786613097996 |
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6613097993 |
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0199879672 |
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9780199879670 |
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