Early-life conditions and older adult health in low- and middle-income countries: A review

Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 10-29

  McEniry, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

adult health; early life conditions; low and middle income countries; population aging

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPLICATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALNUTRITION; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84872072382     PISSN: 20401744     EISSN: 20401752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S2040174412000499     Document Type: Review

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