Epidemiology and the macrosocial determinants of health

Journal of Public Health Policy

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 275-289

  Putnam, Sara ^a   Galea, Sandro ^a,b,c,d  

^a NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Department of Medicine   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiologic methods; Public health; Social determinants

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOCIOLOGY; STATISTICS;

EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 49649099254     PISSN: 01975897     EISSN: 1745655X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jphp.2008.15     Document Type: Review

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