Commentary on Apostolopoulos et al. (2018): Systems and complex systems approaches for public health planning-back to the future?

Purshouse, Robin C; Brennan, Alan; Holmes, John; Meier, Petra S · Addiction · 2018

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Abstract

If complex systems modeling and analysis of the drinking environment are important, then why do researchers not build such models and policymakers not commission such analyses? Previous efforts have been hampered by disincentives, credibility concerns and technological limitations, but now may be the time for a quantitative complex systems revival.

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