Buch, Englisch, Band 1, 336 Seiten, Format (B × H): 168 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 725 g
Buch, Englisch, Band 1, 336 Seiten, Format (B × H): 168 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 725 g
Reihe: Life Course Approach to Adult Health
ISBN: 978-0-19-263289-0
Verlag: Oxford University Press
critically review the latest scientific evidence on biological and social factors at each stage of life that have long-term effects on reproductive outcomes, breast cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, musculoskeletal ageing, depression, body weight and body dissatisfaction. There is growing evidence
that the sources of risk to physical and mental health occur across the course of life, not just in adult life, and in some instances reach right back to pre-natal development, or the previous generation. Contributors draw on their varied expertise in epidemiology, endocrinology, physiology, developmental psychology, sociology, and anthropology to identify the pathways that link early life experiences, reproductive events, adult lifestyle and lifetime socio-economic circumstances to later
health. A Life Course Approach looks for connections between development and ageing, and between the childhood and adult social environment. It is scientifically interesting, conceptually and methodologically challenging, inherently interdisciplinary, and policy relevant. This thoughtful book will appeal
to all with a professional or personal interest in understanding the origins of women's health.