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Social determinants of health and survival in humans and other animals.

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Snyder-Mackler, N; Burger, JR; Gaydosh, L; Belsky, DW; Noppert, GA; Campos, FA; Bartolomucci, A; Yang, YC; Aiello, AE; O'Rand, A; Harris, KM ...
Published in: Science (New York, N.Y.)
May 2020

The social environment, both in early life and adulthood, is one of the strongest predictors of morbidity and mortality risk in humans. Evidence from long-term studies of other social mammals indicates that this relationship is similar across many species. In addition, experimental studies show that social interactions can causally alter animal physiology, disease risk, and life span itself. These findings highlight the importance of the social environment to health and mortality as well as Darwinian fitness-outcomes of interest to social scientists and biologists alike. They thus emphasize the utility of cross-species analysis for understanding the predictors of, and mechanisms underlying, social gradients in health.

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Science (New York, N.Y.)

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1095-9203

ISSN

0036-8075

Publication Date

May 2020

Volume

368

Issue

6493

Start / End Page

eaax9553

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Environment
  • Social Determinants of Health
  • Mammals
  • Longevity
  • Humans
  • Genetic Fitness
  • General Science & Technology
  • Animals
 

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Snyder-Mackler, N., Burger, J. R., Gaydosh, L., Belsky, D. W., Noppert, G. A., Campos, F. A., … Tung, J. (2020). Social determinants of health and survival in humans and other animals. Science (New York, N.Y.), 368(6493), eaax9553. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aax9553
Snyder-Mackler, Noah, Joseph Robert Burger, Lauren Gaydosh, Daniel W. Belsky, Grace A. Noppert, Fernando A. Campos, Alessandro Bartolomucci, et al. “Social determinants of health and survival in humans and other animals.Science (New York, N.Y.) 368, no. 6493 (May 2020): eaax9553. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aax9553.
Snyder-Mackler N, Burger JR, Gaydosh L, Belsky DW, Noppert GA, Campos FA, et al. Social determinants of health and survival in humans and other animals. Science (New York, NY). 2020 May;368(6493):eaax9553.
Snyder-Mackler, Noah, et al. “Social determinants of health and survival in humans and other animals.Science (New York, N.Y.), vol. 368, no. 6493, May 2020, p. eaax9553. Epmc, doi:10.1126/science.aax9553.
Snyder-Mackler N, Burger JR, Gaydosh L, Belsky DW, Noppert GA, Campos FA, Bartolomucci A, Yang YC, Aiello AE, O’Rand A, Harris KM, Shively CA, Alberts SC, Tung J. Social determinants of health and survival in humans and other animals. Science (New York, NY). 2020 May;368(6493):eaax9553.
Journal cover image

Published In

Science (New York, N.Y.)

DOI

EISSN

1095-9203

ISSN

0036-8075

Publication Date

May 2020

Volume

368

Issue

6493

Start / End Page

eaax9553

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Environment
  • Social Determinants of Health
  • Mammals
  • Longevity
  • Humans
  • Genetic Fitness
  • General Science & Technology
  • Animals