Conclusions

A Life Course Approach to Chronic Disease Epidemiology

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages

  Ben Shlomo, Yoav ^a   Kuh, Diana ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disease risk; Life course; Methodological challenges; Prevention; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922968212     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198578154.003.0019     Document Type: Chapter

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