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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Curr Epidemiol Rep. 2014 Sep 1;1(3):149–164. doi: 10.1007/s40471-014-0013-5

Table 2.

Overview of Literature Review Studies of the Effects of Social and Economic Policies on Health Outcomes.

Total (Any Health Outcome)
Mental Health
Physical Health
Substance Use
Health care
N % N % N % N % N %
Studies measuring health outcomes specified 18 100% 15 83% 15 83% 9 50% 13 72%
Studies documenting health benefits of a policy 13 72% 8 53% 8 53% 3 33% 4 31%