Addressing Social Determinants of Health: Time for a Polysocial Risk Score
Abstract
This Viewpoint introduces the notion of a polysocial risk score, much like a polygenic risk score, which might help predict the risk that varying combinations of social conditions contribute to specific health outcomes.
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- Authors
- Figueroa, J. F., Frakt, A. B., & Jha, A. K.
- Affiliations
- Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
- Boston University (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Venue
- JAMA
- Publisher
- American Medical Association (AMA)
- Published
- 2020-04-28
- Volume
- 323
- Issue
- 16
- Pages
- 1553
- ISSN
- 0002-9955 (ISSN-L)
- 0098-7484
- OpenAlex
- W3014475226
- Cited by
- 186
- References
- 6
- Citations by year
- 2026: 30 · 2025: 26 · 2024: 28 · 2023: 29 · 2022: 27 · 2021: 20 · 2020: 25
- FWCI
- 13.96
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- JAMA (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
- Social Sciences › Health › Public Health and Social Inequalities
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Public Health Policies and Education
- Keywords
- social determinants of health, polygenic risk score, social conditions, health outcomes, risk prediction
- MeSH terms
- Humans, Risk, Social Determinants of Health
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