From macro- to microfactors in health: Social science approaches in research on sexually transmitted infections

Ruth Kutalek; Elena Jirovsky; Igor Grabovac

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1002490

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From macro- to microfactors in health: Social science approaches in research on sexually transmitted infections

Ruth Kutalek ,

* E-mail: ruth.kutalek@meduniwien.ac.at

Affiliation Unit Medical Anthropology and Global Health, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3325-3173

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Elena Jirovsky,

Affiliation Department of General Practice and Family Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8304-2518

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Igor Grabovac

Affiliation Unit Lifestyle and Prevention, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9605-1467

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From macro- to microfactors in health: Social science approaches in research on sexually transmitted infections

Ruth Kutalek,
Elena Jirovsky,
Igor Grabovac

Published: January 10, 2018
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002490

About the Authors

Ruth Kutalek

* E-mail: ruth.kutalek@meduniwien.ac.at

Affiliation Unit Medical Anthropology and Global Health, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3325-3173

Elena Jirovsky

Affiliation Department of General Practice and Family Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8304-2518

Igor Grabovac

Affiliation Unit Lifestyle and Prevention, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9605-1467

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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