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Do measures of country-level safety predict individual-level health outcomes?

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  • More, Kimberly R.
  • Quigley-McBride, Adele
  • Clerke, Alexa S.
  • More, Curt

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Health is not only a result of biological conditions, but of psychological, economic, and social circumstances. Both proximal factors, which impact daily life, and distal factors, which are further removed from everyday life, can influence a person's wellbeing. However, traditionally these distal factors have been overlooked in public discourse and government policy.

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  • More, Kimberly R. & Quigley-McBride, Adele & Clerke, Alexa S. & More, Curt, 2019. "Do measures of country-level safety predict individual-level health outcomes?," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 225(C), pages 128-138.
  • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:225:y:2019:i:c:p:128-138
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.02.022
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