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Ichiro Kawachi
Researcher at Harvard University
Publications - 1292
Citations - 101802
Ichiro Kawachi is an academic researcher from Harvard University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Socioeconomic status. The author has an hindex of 149, co-authored 1216 publications receiving 90282 citations. Previous affiliations of Ichiro Kawachi include Wellington Management Company & Georgetown University.
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Social capital, income inequality, and mortality.
TL;DR: Data from this cross-sectional ecologic study support the notion that income inequality leads to increased mortality via disinvestment in social capital.
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Social ties and mental health.
Ichiro Kawachi,Lisa F. Berkman +1 more
TL;DR: Despite some successes reported in social support interventions to enhance mental health, further work is needed to deepen the understanding of the design, timing, and dose of interventions that work, as well as the characteristics of individuals who benefit the most.
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Social capital and self-rated health: a contextual analysis.
TL;DR: A contextual analysis of social capital and individual self-rated health, with adjustment for individual household income, health behaviors, and other covariates, finds a contextual effect of low social capital on risk of self-rating poor health.
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Neighborhoods and health
Ichiro Kawachi,Lisa F. Berkman +1 more
TL;DR: The examination of neighbourhood effects on health: Conceptual and methodological issues related to the presence of multiple levels of organization and its relevance to public policy.