Subramanian et al. Respond to “Think Conceptually, Act Cautiously”

The importance of socioeconomic position, measured at multiple levels (e.g., individual, household, area) and across the life course, for studying health disparities is now well recognized. Our multilevel study reported that individual-based socioeconomic measures (IBSMs) and area-based socioeconomi...

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Published in:	American journal of epidemiology Vol. 164; no. 9; pp. 841 - 844
Main Authors:	Subramanian, S. V., Chen, J. T., Rehkopf, D. H., Waterman, P. D., Krieger, N.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford Oxford University Press 01-11-2006 Oxford Publishing Limited (England)
Subjects:	ABSM area-based socioeconomic measure Birth weight Epidemiology IBSM Income inequality individual-based socioeconomic measure Meta-analysis Public health Socioeconomic factors
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Summary:	The importance of socioeconomic position, measured at multiple levels (e.g., individual, household, area) and across the life course, for studying health disparities is now well recognized. Our multilevel study reported that individual-based socioeconomic measures (IBSMs) and area-based socioeconomic measures (ABSMs) together capture birth weight inequalities that otherwise would have been missed by considering one or the other. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
Bibliography:	ark:/67375/HXZ-RM6T53D2-2 istex:B0A4C188A6D8A896A69ED98557E68C8ACCB16C08 local:kwj315 Correspondence to Dr. S. V. Subramanian, Department of Society, Human Development, and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Avenue, 7th Floor, Boston, MA 02115-6096 (e-mail: svsubram@hsph.harvard.edu).
ISSN:	0002-9262 1476-6256
DOI:	10.1093/aje/kwj315