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. 2017 Jun 1;185(11):1171-1173.
doi: 10.1093/aje/kwx084.

Invited Commentary: Beyond Individuals-Area Poverty and Health, or the Search for an Impactful Epidemiology

Ana V Diez Roux

Invited Commentary: Beyond Individuals-Area Poverty and Health, or the Search for an Impactful Epidemiology

Ana V Diez Roux. Am J Epidemiol. .

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.

Keywords: disparities; environment; multilevel models; neighborhood; social context.

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