Complex systems thinking and current impasses in health disparities research.

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Published in Am J Public Health on July 21, 2011

Authors

Ana V Diez Roux1

Author Affiliations

1: Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health, Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 48109, USA. adiezrou@umich.edu

Associated clinical trials:

Blood Pressure-Improving Control Among Alaska Native People" (BP-ICAN) (CHAR2) | NCT03872856

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