How are social determinants of health integrated into epigenetic research? A systematic review

Linnea Evans, Michal Engelman, Alex Mikulas and Kristen Malecki

Social Science & Medicine, 2021, vol. 273, issue C

Abstract: We systematically review the literature on social epigenetics, examining how empirical research to date has conceptualized and operationalized social determinants of health (SDOH).

Keywords: Epigenetics; Social determinants of health; DNA methylation; Weathering; Health inequities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.113738

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