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web of causation: a standalone construct

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Social epidemiology

the image of disease as caused by many interlinked factors, criticized for leaving out the social forces that spin the web.

In social epidemiology, web of causation refers to the image of disease as caused by many interlinked factors, criticized for leaving out the social forces that spin the web. This meaning comes from Krieger (1994) in Social Science & Medicine.[1]

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References

Krieger, N. (1994). Epidemiology and the web of causation: Has anyone seen the spider? Social Science & Medicine, 39(7), 887-903. https://doi.org/10.1016/0277-9536(94)90202-x

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