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EPIB 526. Society, Human Biology and Health.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Faculty of Medicine & Hlth Sci)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Social determinants of health (such as educational attainment, childhood socioeconomic circumstances, social integration, discrimination, and job strain) with particular emphasis on the biological mechanisms (e.g. components of the cardiovascular system, endocrine system, immune system, nervous system, and genetics) by which social circumstances influence health.
  • Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor
  • This course is open to graduate students and advanced undergraduates from all departments, with the permission of the instructor. Basic knowledge in epidemiology or physiology is useful, though not required.

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