Table of Contents
Front Matter
Summary
1 Introduction
2 The Impact of Social and Cultural Environment on Health
3 Genetics and Health
4 Genetic, Environmental, and Personality Determinants of Health
Risk Behaviors
5 Sex/Gender, Race/Ethnicity, and Health
6 Embedded Relationships Among Social, Behavioral, and Genetic
Factors
7 Animal Models
8 Study Design and Analysis for Assessment of Interactions
9 Infrastructure
10 Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications
11 Conclusion
Appendix A Methodology: Data Collection and Analysis
Appendix B Recommendation from the National Academy of Sciences
Report, Facilitating Interdisciplinary Research
Appendix C Social Environmental and Genetic Influences on Obesity
and Obesity-Promoting Behaviors
Appendix D The Interaction of Social, Behavioral, and Genetic
Factors in Sickle-Cell Disease
Appendix E Modern Epidemiologic Approaches to Interaction:
Applications to the Study of Genetic Interactions
Appendix F Acronyms
Appendix G Biographical Sketches
Index
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