From reviews of the previous edition:

• PART I - BACKGROUND ; 1. Introduction ; 2. The life course and adult chronic disease: an historical perspective with particular reference to coronary heart disease ; PART II - LIFE COURSE INFLUENCES ON ADULT CHRONIC DISEASE ; 3. Pre-adult influences on cardiovascular disease ; 4. Life course approaches to socioeconomic differentials in health ; 5. Ischaemic heart disease and cerebrovascular disease mortality trends with special reference to England and Wales: are there cohort effects? ; 6. Geography and migration with special reference to cardiovascular disease ; 7. A life course approach to diabetes ; 8. A life course approach to obesity ; 9. A life course approach to blood pressure ; 10. A life course approach to respiratory and allergic diseases ; 11. A life course approach to cancer epidemiology ; 12. Time trends in cancer incidence and mortality ; 13. A life course approach to biological ageing ; 14. A life course approach to neuropsychiatric outcomes ; PART III - BIOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL PROCESSES ; 15. Fetal growth and development: the role of nutrition and other factors ; 16. Socioeconomic pathways between childhood and adult health ; PART IV - IMPLICATIONS FOR POLICY AND FUTURE RESEARCH ; 17. Should we intervene to improve fetal and infant growth? ; 18. Should we intervene to improve childhood circumstances? ; 19. Conclusions

From reviews of the previous edition:

• PART I - BACKGROUND ; 1. Introduction ; 2. The life course and adult chronic disease: an historical perspective with particular reference to coronary heart disease ; PART II - LIFE COURSE INFLUENCES ON ADULT CHRONIC DISEASE ; 3. Pre-adult influences on cardiovascular disease ; 4. Life course approaches to socioeconomic differentials in health ; 5. Ischaemic heart disease and cerebrovascular disease mortality trends with special reference to England and Wales: are there cohort effects? ; 6. Geography and migration with special reference to cardiovascular disease ; 7. A life course approach to diabetes ; 8. A life course approach to obesity ; 9. A life course approach to blood pressure ; 10. A life course approach to respiratory and allergic diseases ; 11. A life course approach to cancer epidemiology ; 12. Time trends in cancer incidence and mortality ; 13. A life course approach to biological ageing ; 14. A life course approach to neuropsychiatric outcomes ; PART III - BIOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL PROCESSES ; 15. Fetal growth and development: the role of nutrition and other factors ; 16. Socioeconomic pathways between childhood and adult health ; PART IV - IMPLICATIONS FOR POLICY AND FUTURE RESEARCH ; 17. Should we intervene to improve fetal and infant growth? ; 18. Should we intervene to improve childhood circumstances? ; 19. Conclusions

From reviews of the previous edition:

• PART I - BACKGROUND ; 1. Introduction ; 2. The life course and adult chronic disease: an historical perspective with particular reference to coronary heart disease ; PART II - LIFE COURSE INFLUENCES ON ADULT CHRONIC DISEASE ; 3. Pre-adult influences on cardiovascular disease ; 4. Life course approaches to socioeconomic differentials in health ; 5. Ischaemic heart disease and cerebrovascular disease mortality trends with special reference to England and Wales: are there cohort effects? ; 6. Geography and migration with special reference to cardiovascular disease ; 7. A life course approach to diabetes ; 8. A life course approach to obesity ; 9. A life course approach to blood pressure ; 10. A life course approach to respiratory and allergic diseases ; 11. A life course approach to cancer epidemiology ; 12. Time trends in cancer incidence and mortality ; 13. A life course approach to biological ageing ; 14. A life course approach to neuropsychiatric outcomes ; PART III - BIOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL PROCESSES ; 15. Fetal growth and development: the role of nutrition and other factors ; 16. Socioeconomic pathways between childhood and adult health ; PART IV - IMPLICATIONS FOR POLICY AND FUTURE RESEARCH ; 17. Should we intervene to improve fetal and infant growth? ; 18. Should we intervene to improve childhood circumstances? ; 19. Conclusions