In recent years, there has been an explosion of research on the early origins of adult health. A growing body of evidence documents that maternal health before conception, prenatal and perinatal exposures, and conditions in childhood play critical roles in health over the life course. Scientific understanding of the multiple and interacting influences on child health and their role in later health continues to evolve rapidly, but greater attention to how families shape the conditions of early life that underlie childhood health is needed. This volume aims to advance understanding of this topic, with attention to mechanisms through which health disparities emerge and are sustained across the lifespan.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
ISBN-13
9781461461937
eBay Product ID (ePID)
138880237
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Family Sociology, Children & Family, Health Education
Author
Susan M Mchale, Nancy S Landale, Alan Booth
Publication Name
Families and Child Health
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Medicine, Economics
Publication Year
2013
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
232 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
235mm
Item Width
155mm
Volume
3
Item Weight
541g
Additional Product Features
Series Title
National Symposium on Family Issues
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Editor
Nancy S Landale, Alan Booth, Susan M Mchale
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