Journal article
Invited Commentary: Beyond Individuals-Area Poverty and Health, or the Search for an Impactful Epidemiology
American journal of epidemiology, v 185(11), pp 1171-1173
01 Jun 2017
PMID: 28535258
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Abstract
In this commentary, I reflect on the paper "Poverty and Health: Prospective Evidence From the Alameda County Study" by Haan et al. (Am J Epidemiol. 1987; 125(6): 989-998), which together with supporting work ushered in a surge of epidemiologic interest in the impact of social contexts on health. I discuss why the paper was influential and how the premise of this type of work influenced theories and methods in epidemiology. The paper is placed in the broader context of the nature of evidence in epidemiology and the ultimate purpose of epidemiologic inquiry.
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- Title
- Invited Commentary: Beyond Individuals-Area Poverty and Health, or the Search for an Impactful Epidemiology
- Creators
- Ana V. Diez Roux - Drexel Univ, Dornsife Sch Publ Hlth, Urban Hlth Collaborat, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
- Publication Details
- American journal of epidemiology, v 185(11), pp 1171-1173
- Publisher
- Oxford Univ Press
- Number of pages
- 3
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Health Collaborative
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000404021700027
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85021125265
- Other Identifier
- 991019238707704721
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