Integrating law and social epidemiology

Scott Burris, Ichiro Kawachi, Austin Sarat

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Abstract

This article offers a heuristic framework for including law as a social factor in epidemiological research and for understanding how law has health consequences worthy of consideration by lawyers. In this framework, law shapes social determinants of health, and operates as a pathway along which these determinants have an effect.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)510-521
Number of pages12
JournalJournal of Law, Medicine and Ethics
Volume30
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2002

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Issues, ethics and legal aspects
  • Health Policy

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