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Oswald, Andrew J. . (2007) Human well-being and causality in social epidemiology. International Journal of Epidemiology, Vol.36 (No.6). pp. 1253-1254. ISSN 0300-5771
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/dym190
Abstract
This paper discusses the work of Ballas and Dorling on life events and happiness. I believe epidemiologists have things they could learn from economists (and vice versa). Here I emphasize the issue of how to establish causality, and try to suggest some ways forward.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics |
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Happiness, Causation |
| Journal or Publication Title: | International Journal of Epidemiology |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| ISSN: | 0300-5771 |
| Date: | 19 October 2007 |
| Volume: | Vol.36 |
| Number: | No.6 |
| Page Range: | pp. 1253-1254 |
| Identification Number: | 10.1093/ije/dym190 |
| Status: | Peer Reviewed |
| Access rights to Published version: | Open Access |
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| URI: | http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/309 |
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