| Families and Child Health 2013 Edition Contributor(s): Landale, Nancy S. (Editor), McHale, Susan M. (Editor), Booth, Alan (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1493902199 ISBN-13: 9781493902194 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare - Social Science | Sociology - Marriage & Family - Psychology | Applied Psychology |
| Dewey: 362.709 |
| Series: National Symposium on Family Issues |
| Physical Information: 0.53" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.78 lbs) 232 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |