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This paper considers the use of multilevel models in health research. Attention focuses on the structure and potential of such models and particular consideration is given to their use in elucidating the importance of contextual effects in relation to individual level social and demographic factors in understanding health outcomes, health-related behaviour and health service performance. Four graphical...
Recent attempts to place individual health-related behaviour in context have been judged largely unsuccessful. This paper examines how this situation might be improved and is especially concerned with the role of quantitative methodologies. It is argued that, whilst recent developments in social theory help provide important theoretical guidelines, they can only be implemented with difficulty in...
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