While epidemiology is "the real study of the distribution and determinants of states of health in populations", social epidemiology is "that branch of epidemiology concerned with the way that social structures, institutions, and relationships influence health," according to Lisa Berkman and Ichiro Kawachi. This research includes "both specific features of, and pathways by which, societal conditions affect health".
While epidemiology is "the real study of the distribution and determinants of states of health in populations", social epidemiology is "that branch of epidemiology concerned with the way that social structures, institutions, and relationships influence health," according to Lisa Berkman and Ichiro Kawachi. This research includes "both specific features of, and pathways by which, societal conditions affect health".
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