ArticlePublic health2021
The relation between the social and the biological and COVID-19.
Article in Public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
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10 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Well-being and social determinants of health among Australian adults: A national cross-sectional study.Health & social care in the community · 2022Article
- Alzheimer's Disease and SARS-CoV-2: Pathophysiological Analysis and Social Context.Brain sciences · 2022Review
- Population level physical activity before and during the first national COVID-19 lockdown: A nationally representative repeat cross-sectional study of 5 years of Active Lives data in England.The Lancet regional health. Europe · 2022Article
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Abstract
Social factors have been linked to disease severity and mortality in COVID-19. These social factors are ethnicity, social disadvantage, age, gender and occupation. Pre-existing medical conditions have also been identified as an increasing risk. This paper explores the relationship between these social and biological factors using a syndemic frame of reference. The paper argues that although the associations have been very well documented, the mechanisms linking the social factors and disease outcomes are not well understood. An approach that seeks to find commensurability between the social and the biological, is suggested.
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