Handbook of Dohad and Society - Past, Present, and Future Directions of Biosocial Collaboration

Research in the field of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease has had a fundamental impact on our understanding of how environmental experiences and contexts influence the development of health and disease over the entire lifecourse. Covering a wide range of geographic regions, this volume includes an overview of the field, key concepts, and cutting-edge examples of interdisciplinary collaboration. The first reference text covering the interdisciplinary work of DOHaD, a broad list of contents maps the history of DOHaD, showcases examples of biosocial collaboration in action, offers a conceptual toolkit for interdisciplinary research, and maps future directions for the field. The definitive volume on biosocial collaborations in DOHaD, this will be indispensable for scholars working at the intersections of public health, lifecourse epidemiology and the social science of DOHaD. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

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• Authors: Michelle (King''''s College London) Kea Pentecost
• Assisted by: Jaya Keaney (Editor), Jaya (University of Melbourne) Keaney (Editor), Tessa Moll (Editor), Tessa (University of the Witwatersrand) Moll (Editor), Michael Penkler (Editor), Michael (University of Applied Sciences Penkler (Editor), Michelle Pentecost (Editor), Michelle (King's College London) Pentecost (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.06.2024
• EAN: 9781009201728
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0920172-8
• No. of pages: 300
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Epidemiology & medical statistics, MEDICAL / Diseases, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Research, MEDICAL / Gynecology & Obstetrics, MEDICAL / Pediatrics, MEDICAL / Biostatistics, MEDICAL / Epidemiology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Statistics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Physical, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, SCIENCE / Ethics, Diseases & disorders, Early Man, Gynaecology and obstetrics, Social and cultural anthropology, Gynaecology & obstetrics, Social research & statistics, Ethical issues: scientific & technological developments, Paediatric medicine, Diseases and disorders, Social research and statistics, Epidemiology and Medical statistics, Evolutionary anthropology / Human evolution