The last two decades of life course epidemiology, and its relevance for research on ageing

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 973-988

  Ben Shlomo, Yoav ^a   Cooper, Rachel ^b   Kuh, Diana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE MODEL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; LIFE; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; TIME; RESEARCH; TRENDS;

AGING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMANS; RESEARCH;

EID: 85007593281     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyw096     Document Type: Note

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