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[EQ] Epidemiologic approaches to health disparities - Epidemiologic Reviews (Nov 2009)

Epidemiologic approaches to health disparities

Epidemiologic Reviews  - Volume 31, Number 1, 1 November 2009

Website: http://epirev.oxfordjournals.org/current.dtl

abstract  Sherman A. James

Epidemiologic Research on Health Disparities: Some Thoughts on History and Current Developments
Epidemiol Rev 2009 31: 1-6; doi:10.1093/epirev/mxp010 [Abstract]

“….In this introduction to volume 31 of Epidemiologic Reviews, the author traces the history of health disparities research in epidemiology and situates the 10 review articles comprising this edition within this history. With the aid of a conceptual model describing the key determinants of health disparities, he offers several suggestions for improving future epidemiologic research on health disparities….”

 Gina S. Lovasi, Malo A. Hutson, Monica Guerra, and Kathryn M. Neckerman

              Built Environments and Obesity in Disadvantaged Populations
              Epidemiol Rev 2009 31: 7-20; doi:10.1093/epirev/mxp005
[Abstract]

 



abstract  Laura C. Senese, Nisha D. Almeida, Anne Kittler Fath, Brendan T. Smith, and Eric B. Loucks
              Associations Between Childhood Socioeconomic Position and Adulthood Obesity
              Epidemiol Rev 2009 31: 21-51; doi:10.1093/epirev/mxp006
[Abstract]

 Fiona McKenzie and Mona Jeffreys

Do Lifestyle or Social Factors Explain Ethnic/Racial Inequalities in Breast Cancer Survival?
Epidemiol Rev 2009 31: 52-66; doi:10.1093/epirev/mxp007
[Abstract]



 Marie Lynn Miranda, Pamela Maxson, and Sharon Edwards

Environmental Contributions to Disparities in Pregnancy Outcomes
Epidemiol Rev 2009 31: 67-83; doi:10.1093/epirev/mxp011 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF]   OPEN ACCESS  


 Michael R. Kramer and Carol R. Hogue

What Causes Racial Disparities in Very Preterm Birth? A Biosocial Perspective
Epidemiol Rev 2009 31: 84-98; doi:10.1093/ajerev/mxp003
[Abstract]

 William A. Vega, Michael A. Rodriguez, and Elisabeth Gruskin

Health Disparities in the Latino Population
Epidemiol Rev 2009 31: 99-112; doi:10.1093/epirev/mxp008
[Abstract]

 Marjorie K. Mau, Ka'imi Sinclair, Erin P. Saito, Kau'i N. Baumhofer, and Joseph Keawe'aimoku Kaholokula

Cardiometabolic Health Disparities in Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders
Epidemiol Rev 2009 31: 113-129; doi:10.1093/ajerev/mxp004
[Abstract]

 Gilbert C. Gee, Annie Ro, Salma Shariff-Marco, and David Chae

Racial Discrimination and Health Among Asian Americans: Evidence, Assessment, and Directions for Future Research
Epidemiol Rev 2009 31: 130-151; doi:10.1093/epirev/mxp009
[Abstract]

 Jason Beckfield and Nancy Krieger

Epi + demos + cracy: Linking Political Systems and Priorities to the Magnitude of Health Inequities—
Evidence, Gaps, and a Research Agenda

Epidemiol Rev 2009 31: 152-177; doi:10.1093/epirev/mxp002
[Abstract]

Abstract Michael R. Kramer and Carol R. Hogue


Epidemiol Rev 2009 31: 178-194; doi:10.1093/epirev/mxp001
[Abstract]


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