From Child to Adult
The Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-0-19-558323-6 (ISBN)
Description
This volume provides an overview of the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study (DMHDS), which monitors the progress towards adulthood of 1037 babies born in Dunedin, New Zealand, between April 1972 and March 1973. The study has generated more than 500 specialist papers in scientific journals, unpublished research reports and theses. This book presents the major findings in a form accessible to the non-specialist.
This volume provides an overview of the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study (DMHDS), which monitors the progress towards adulthood of 1037 babies born in Dunedin, New Zealand, between April 1972 and March 1973. The study has generated more than 500 specialist papers in scientific journals, unpublished research reports and theses. This book presents the major findings in a form accessible to the non-specialist.
This volume provides an overview of the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study (DMHDS), which monitors the progress towards adulthood of 1037 babies born in Dunedin, New Zealand, between April 1972 and March 1973. The study has generated more than 500 specialist papers in scientific journals, unpublished research reports and theses. This book presents the major findings in a form accessible to the non-specialist.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Melbourne
Australia
Publishing group
Oxford University Press Australia
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
figures, bibliography
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 150 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-19-558323-6 (9780195583236)
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Content
Phil A. Silva: Some aspects of health and development in the early years; Phil A. Silva: Some early characteristics and later development; Avshalom Caspi: Plasticity and elasticity in human development; Malcolm Sears: Respiratory health; Ian St George and Sheila Williams: High blood pressure: Tracking through childhood; Janet Gafford: Injuries; Ian Stewart: Otitis media with effusion; Harvey Brown: Dental health; Rob McGee: Mental health; Tem Moffit and Hona Lee Harrington: Delinquency across development: The natural history of antisocial behaviour; Warren Stanton: Progression in the use of tobacco, alcohol and drugs; Sally Casswell and Gary Connolly: Growing up and learning about drinking: Children in Dunedin in the 1980s; Nigel Dickson: Sexual behaviour in late adolescence; Campbell Murdoch: Use of health services; Sheila Williams: Self-perceived strengths; Phil A. Silva: Past, present, and future: Age 21 and beyond.