A life course approach to chronic disease epidemiology /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Kuh, Diana, Ben-Shlomo, Yoav
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Edition:Second edition.
Series:Life course approach to adult health series.
Oxford medical publications.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • The life course and adult chronic disease : an historical perspective with particular reference to coronary heart disease
  • Pre-adult influences on cardiovascular disease
  • Life course approaches to socioeconomic differentials in health
  • Ischaemic heart disease and cerebrovascular disease mortality trends with special reference to England and Wales : are there cohort effects
  • Geography and migration with special reference to cardiovascular disease
  • A life course approach to diabetes
  • A life course approach to obesity
  • A life course approach to blood pressure
  • A life course approach to respiratory and allergic diseases
  • A life course approach to cancer epidemiology
  • Time trends in cancer incidence and morality
  • A life course approach to biological ageing
  • A life course approach to neurophsychiatric outcomes
  • Fetal growth and development : the role of nutrition and other factors
  • Socioeconomic pathways between childhood and adult health
  • Should we intervene to improve fetal and infant growth
  • Should we intervene to improve childhood circumstances
  • Conclusions