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The needle and the damage done

Deaths of despair, economic precarity, and the white working-class

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ID4996402
AuthorsEric Bjorklund (0000-0003-1977-4420, Arizona State University, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume333
Pages116153
Publication date2023-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Science & Medicine (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0277-9536 • E-ISSN: 1873-5347
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116153
PMID37572630
OpenAlexW4385638728
LanguageEN
Citations received13
References cited61

Criminology · Demographic economics · Disengagement theory · Economics · Political science · Politics · Population · Precarity · Social class · Sociology · White (mutation · Working class · Demography · Employment and Welfare Studies · Gender Studies · Health disparities and outcomes · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology

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Unique citing works13
Citations per year6,5
Citation span2024 - 2026 (3)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 13

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