A Social History of Disease: Contextualizing the Rise and Fall of Social Inequalities in Cause-Specific Mortality

Fundamental cause theory posits that social inequalities in health arise because of unequal access to flexible resources, including knowledge, money, power, prestige, and beneficial social connections, which allow people to avoid risk factors and adopt protective factors relevant in a particular pla...

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Veröffentlicht in:Demography. - Population Association of America. - 53(2016), 5, Seite 1631-1656
1. Verfasser: Clouston, Sean A. P. (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Rubin, Marcie S., Phelan, Jo C., Link, Bruce G.
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2016
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Demography
Schlagworte:Social sciences Behavioral sciences Health sciences Economics Biological sciences