BACKGROUND: Health researchers rarely measure accumulated wealth to reflect
socioeconomic status/position (SES). In order to determine whether health research should more …

… (CE Pollack, MD, PS Hussey, PhD, RS Rudin, PhD, DS Fox, PhD, J. Lai, MPH, and EC
Schneider, MD, unpublished data, 2013). However, as discussed earlier, all claims-based …

BACKGROUND: Although lack of affordable housing is common in the US, few studies have
examined the association between housing affordability and health. PURPOSE: Using quasi…

Background Previous studies suggest that the physical availability of alcohol may mediate
the association between neighbourhood-level material deprivation and alcohol consumption. …

Through a cross-national investigation of the United States and Germany, this study
examines how individual level social capital relates to the health of the elderly. Data from two …

Background Although it is thought that inner-city areas have a high burden of asthma, the
prevalence of asthma in inner cities across the United States is not known. Objective We …

… CE Pollack and J. Lynch originated and designed the study, interpreted the findings, and
contributed to writing the article. CE Pollack … this study, Craig Evan Pollack was with the Robert …

Objective We sought to determine if racial disparities in pediatric asthma are explained by
material hardship and home ownership. Methods We performed a secondary analysis of the …

Background: Assessing care continuity is important in evaluating the impact of health care
reform and changes to health care delivery. Multiple measures of care continuity have been …

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and associated economic crisis have
placed millions of US households at risk of eviction. Evictions may accelerate COVID-19 …