| Description |
xvii, 615 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
Historical framework for social epidemiology : social determinants of population health / Lisa F. Berkman and Ichiro Kawachi -- Socioeconomic status and health / M. Maria Glymour, Mauricio Avendano, and Ichiro Kawachi -- Discrimination and health inequities / Nancy Krieger -- Income inequality / Ichiro Kawachi and SV Subramanian -- Working conditions and health / Lisa F. Berkman, Ichiro Kawachi, and Töres Theorell -- Labor markets, employment policies, and health / Mauricio Avendano and Lisa F. Berkman -- Social network epidemiology / Lisa F. Berkman and Aditi Krishna -- Social capital, social cohesion, and health / Ichiro Kawachi and Lisa F. Berkman -- Affective states and health / Laura D. Kubzansky, Ashley Winning, and Ichiro Kawachi -- Changing health behaviors in a social context / Cassandra Okechukwu, Kirsten Davison, and Karen Emmons -- Experimental psychosocial interventions / Thomas A. Glass, Amii M. Kress, and Lisa F. Berkman -- Policies as tools for research and translation in social epidemiology / M. Maria Glymour -- Applications of behavioral economics to improve health / Ichiro Kawachi -- Biological pathways linking social conditions and health : plausible mechanisms and emerging puzzles / Laura D. Kubzansky, Teresa E. Seeman, M. Maria Glymour -- From science to policy / Michael Marmot and Jessica Allen |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Social medicine.
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Epidemiology -- Social aspects.
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Social Medicine.
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Epidemiology.
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Health Status Disparities.
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Public Policy.
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| Author |
Berkman, Lisa F., editor
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Kawachi, Ichirō, editor
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Glymour, M. Maria, editor
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| ISBN |
0199395330 (pbk., alk. paper) |
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9780199395330 (pbk., alk. paper) |
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(hbk., alk. paper) |
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(hbk., alk. paper) |
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