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Ana V. Diez-Roux
Researcher at University of Michigan
Publications - 103
Citations - 19909
Ana V. Diez-Roux is an academic researcher from University of Michigan. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Socioeconomic status. The author has an hindex of 53, co-authored 96 publications receiving 17906 citations. Previous affiliations of Ana V. Diez-Roux include Johns Hopkins University & Columbia University.
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Particulate Matter Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Disease An Update to the Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association
Robert D. Brook,Sanjay Rajagopalan,C. Arden Pope,Jeffrey R. Brook,Aruni Bhatnagar,Ana V. Diez-Roux,Fernando Holguin,Yuling Hong,Russell V. Luepker,Murray A. Mittleman,Annette Peters,David S. Siscovick,Sidney C. Smith,Laurie P. Whitsel,Joel D. Kaufman +14 more
TL;DR: It is the opinion of the writing group that the overall evidence is consistent with a causal relationship between PM2.5 exposure and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.
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Bringing context back into epidemiology: variables and fallacies in multilevel analysis
TL;DR: The present paper discusses the need to include group- or macro-level variables in epidemiologic studies, thus incorporating multiple levels of determination in the study of health outcomes, and suggests multilevel analysis holds potential for reemphasizing the role of macro- level variables in shaping health and disease in populations.
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Understanding and representing place in health research a relational approach
TL;DR: It is argued that research in place and health should avoid the false dualism of context and composition by recognising that there is a mutually reinforcing and reciprocal relationship between people and place.
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Multilevel analysis in public health research
TL;DR: The rationale for using multilevel analysis in public health research is reviewed, the statistical methodology is summarized, and some of the research questions that have been addressed using these methods are highlighted.
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Neighborhood Environments and Coronary Heart Disease: A Multilevel Analysis
Ana V. Diez-Roux,F. Javier Nieto,Carles Muntaner,Herman A. Tyroler,George W. Comstock,Eyal Shahar,Lawton S. Cooper,Robert L. Watson,Moyses Szklo +8 more
TL;DR: Living in deprived neighborhoods was associated with increased prevalence of coronary heart disease and increased levels of risk factors, with associations generally persisting after adjustment for individual-level variables.