Jason D. Boardman|Jonathan Daw|Jeremy Freese
Defining the Environment in Gene–Environment Research: Lessons From Social Epidemiology
Institute for Behavioral Medicine|Northwestern University|University of Colorado Boulder|Institute for Behavioral Medicine|Northwestern University|University of Colorado Boulder|Institute for Behavioral Medicine|Northwestern University|University of Colorado Boulder
article make case social epidemiology provides useful framework define environment within geneenvironment g e research describe environment multilevel multidomain longitudinal framework accounts upstream processes influencing health outcomes illustrate utility approach describing intermediate levels social organization neighborhoods schools key environmental components g e research discuss different models g e research encourage public health researchers consider value including genetic information study participants also encourage researchers interested g e interplay consider merits social epidemiology model defining environment