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ArticleJournal of epidemiology and community health2021

Complex systems models for causal inference in social epidemiology.

Hiba N Kouser, Ruby Barnard-Mayers, Eleanor Murray

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Article in Journal of epidemiology and community health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Applications of agent-based modeling in trauma research.Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy · 2023
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  7. Dynamical Modeling as a Tool for Inferring Causation.American journal of epidemiology · 2022
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  8. Measuring voluntary and policy-induced social distancing behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Hiba N KouserEpidemiology, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Ruby Barnard-MayersEpidemiology, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2870-6614
Eleanor MurrayEpidemiology, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA ejmurray@bu.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0043-4901

Funding

HPV vaccination efficacy for cervical cancer prevention in young women with perinatal HIV infectionR21HD098733 · NICHD · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI MURRAY, ELEANOR · 2019 to 2020
$467k
NICHD NIH HHS R21 HD098733
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Systems models, which by design aim to capture multi-level complexity, are a natural choice of tool for bridging the divide between social epidemiology and causal inference. In this commentary, we discuss the potential uses of complex systems models for improving our understanding of quantitative causal effects in social epidemiology. To put systems models in context, we will describe how this approach could be used to optimise the distribution of COVID-19 response resources to minimise social inequalities during and after the pandemic.

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Disease modellingEpidemiological methodsEpidemiologySocial epidemiology

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PMID33172839
PMCPMC8849440

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