Epidemiology and the web of causation: Has anyone seen the spider?

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 1994, Pages 887-903

  Krieger, Nancy ^a  

^a DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

ecosocial; health inequalities; philosophy of science; social class; social epidemiology

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EVOLUTION; HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; THEORY;

CAUSALITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FORECASTING; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0027980512     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0277-9536(94)90202-X     Document Type: Article

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