January 25, 2011
by peter.taylor
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Idea: How do we identify and disentangle the biological and social factors that build on each other over the life course from gestation through to old age? The references below mostly relate to “life course epidemiology,” that is, fetal and … Continue reading
November 12, 2010
by peter.taylor
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A line of research from England, initiated by the sociologists Brown and Harris in the late 1960s, has investigated how severe events and difficulties during people’s life course influence the onset of mental and physical illnesses (Harris 2000). This work … Continue reading