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Commentary: Population-level Risk Factors, Population Health, and Health Policy

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  1. Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA

    Elena N Naumova & Steven A Cohen

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This commentary urges attention to population-level factors that affect health, adding a practical element to the article on macrosocial determinants of health.

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Naumova, E., Cohen, S. Commentary: Population-level Risk Factors, Population Health, and Health Policy. J Public Health Pol 29, 290–298 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1057/jphp.2008.21

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