Child health and adult health
Child health and adult health
This chapter reviews current knowledge about child—adult health links, exploring the implications this has for child public health. It discusses the impact of biological programming, socio-economic factors, and early care and nurture. It also considers the range of diseases and health problems now recognized to have, at least in part, a childhood origin. These include respiratory disease, food allergies, obesity, diabetes, and hypertension.
Keywords: child health, adult health, public health
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