| Description |
xix, 473 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Life course approach to adult health series |
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Oxford medical publications |
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Life course approach to adult health
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Oxford medical publications.
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| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: List of contributors -- Foreword -- Section A - Background -- 1. Introduction: a life course approach to the aetiology of adult chronic disease, Diana Kuh and Yoav Ben-Shlomo -- 2. The life course and adult chronic disease: an historical perspective with particular reference to coronary heart disease, Diana Kuh and George Davey Smith -- Section B - Life course influences on adult chronic disease -- 3. Pre-adult influences on cardiovascular disease, Yoav Ben-Shlomo, Debbie Lawlor and David Leon -- 4. A life course approach to socioeconomic differentials with special reference to cardiovascular disease, George Davey Smith and John Lynch -- 5. Ischaemic heart disease and cerebrovascular disease mortality trends with special reference to England and Wales: are there cohort effects?, Clive Osmond and Rebecca Hardy -- 6. Geography and migration with special reference to cardiovascular disease, Jonathan Elford and Yoav Ben-Shlomo -- 7. A life course approach to diabetes, Nita Forouhi, Lisa Hall and Paul McKeigue -- 8. A life course approach to overweight and obesity, Matthew Gillman -- 9. A life course apporach to blood pressure, Peter Whincup, Derek Cook and Johanna M Geleijnse -- 10. A life course approach to respiratory and allergic diseases, Aziz Sheikh and David P Strachan -- 11. A life course approach to cancer epidemiology, Nancy Potischman, Rebecca Troisei and Lars Vatten -- 12. Time trends in cancer incidence and mortality, Isabel dos Santos Silva -- 13. A life course approach to biological ageing, Avan Aihie Sayer and Cyrus Cooper -- 14. A life course approach to neuropsychiatric disorders, Ezra Susser and Pam Factor-Litvak -- Section C - Biological and social processes -- 15. Fetal growth and developement: the role of nutrition and intergenerational factors, Ivan J Perry and LH Lumey -- 16. Pathways between childhood socioeconomic circumstances and adult health, Diana Kuh, Chris Power, David Blane and Mel Bartley -- Section D - Implications for policy and future research -- 17. Should we intervene to improve fetal growth?, KS Joseph and Michael Kramer -- 18. Should we intervene to improve childhood circumstances?, W Thomas Boyce and Daniel Keating -- 19. Conclusions, Yoav Ben-Shlomo and Diana Kuh |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: 1997 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Chronic diseases -- Etiology.
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Chronic diseases -- Risk factors.
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Risk Factors.
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Chronic Disease.
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Adult.
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Life Style.
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| Author |
Kuh, Diana.
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Ben-Shlomo, Yoav.
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| LC no. |
2004300209 |
| ISBN |
0198578156 paperback |
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