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Edition: 1
Release: 2000-03-15
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN/ASIN: 0195083318
Format: hardcover, kindle, PDF, EPUB
Social Epidemiology pdf
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The authors of this groundbreaking text define social epidemiology as the study of the social determinants of health, implying that an important goal of public health is to identify and address factors in the social environment that may be related to health outcomes. In the first systematic account of this field, they focus on the major social variables that influence health, including socioeconomic position, income distribution, race/ethnicity, gender, social networks/social support, social capital and community cohesion, work environment, life transitions, and affective psychological states. Individual chapters describe the conceptualization and measurement of each social variable, as well as the empirical evidence linking them to a broad range of mental, physical, and behavioral health outcomes. The volume draws on the expertise of an internationally renowned group of scholars, representing the diversity of disciplines relevant to this emerging field, from sociology and psycholog Download Social Epidemiology for free via rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared, dropBox, uploading, fileserve
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