Social and biological pathways linking early life and adult disease

British Medical Bulletin

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 210-221

  Power, Chris ^a   Hertzmant, Clyde ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 0030936292     PISSN: 00071420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.bmb.a011601     Document Type: Review

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