The phrase "are linked to broad" is not correct and lacks clarity in written English.
It may be intended to connect a subject to a broader concept or category, but it needs additional context or modification to be meaningful.
Example: "The findings of the study are linked to broader trends in environmental science."
Alternatives: "are associated with wider" or "are connected to larger".
The rates of soda consumption in our poorest communities cannot be explained by individual consumer preferences alone, but rather are linked to broader issues of access and affordability of healthy foods in low-income neighborhoods, and to the marketing efforts of soda companies themselves.
The highly diverse Numb-associated kinase (NAK) family has been linked to broad cellular functions including receptor-mediated endocytosis, Notch pathway modulation, osteoblast differentiation, and dendrite morphogenesis.
HSP90 induction can be linked to broad stressors such as temperature shift and chemotherapeutics, as it is a core component of the centrosome that functions in a number of pathways, including the Chk1 pathway, which has a central role in the G2 checkpoint.
For Mr Obama's anti-war position to stick, it needs to be linked to broader questions of judgment.
The greatest moments of jurisprudence have never been merely dry legal analysis, but have been linked to broader principles — and historical and social realities — from which they derive.
Mr. Bush reiterated his commitment to creating a benefit for all Medicare beneficiaries, but indicated that it would be linked to broader restructuring to encourage more involvement by private health plans.
The timing and prevalence of these rumors have been linked to broader misconceptions of astronomy, particularly to doomsday predictions relating to the Mayan calendar.
There's a detail in Zoellner's article that I think is worth noting and which I think tells us a lot about why the Battle of Palmito Ranch was linked to broader post-Civil War matters.
Improved salaries and payments would help motivation but need to be linked to broader public sector salary reform.
Women's lower condom negotiation power is likely to be linked to broader societal norms about appropriate (sexual) behavior for men and women.
