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Beyond the biomedical, towards the agentic: A paradigm shift for population health science

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  • Acolin, Jessica
  • Fishman, Paul

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Life expectancy in the United States is decreasing. Health disparities are widening. Growing evidence for and integration of social and structural determinants into theory and practice has not yet improved outcomes. The COVID-19 pandemic reinforced the fact.

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  • Acolin, Jessica & Fishman, Paul, 2023. "Beyond the biomedical, towards the agentic: A paradigm shift for population health science," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 326(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:326:y:2023:i:c:s0277953623003076
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.115950
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