Description: Foreword by Mervyn SusserSection A: Background1. Introduction: a life course approach to the aetiology of adult chronic disease2. The life course and adult chronic disease: an historical prespective with particular reference to coronary heart diseaseSection B: Development of Disease Risk Throughout Life3. Preadult influences on cardiovascular disease and cancer4. Diabetes and insulin action5. Respiratory and allergic diseases6. Blood pressure and hypertensionSection C: Biological and Social Processes7. Fetal growth and development: the role of nutrition and other factors8. Social pathways between childhood and adult healthSection D: Explaining Disease Patterns9. Time trends10. Geography and migration11. Socioeconomic differentialsSection E: Implications for Policy and Future Research12. Should we intervene to improve fetal growth?13. Conclusions

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