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Life course origins of chronic diseases: How to reconcile the contributions of competing epidemiological approaches Peter Taylor University of Massachusetts Boston Science, Technology & Values [email protected] www.faculty.umb.edu/pjt

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Life course origins of chronic diseases:!How to reconcile the contributions of competing epidemiological approaches!!Peter Taylor!University of Massachusetts Boston!

!Science, Technology & Values!! [email protected] ! ! !! !www.faculty.umb.edu/pjt!

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How to reconcile competing epidemiologies of chronic disease patterns?!!!Researchers!!Policy-maker!!Sociologist of science!!1. Truth vs. error!!2. Broad correlations w/ policies!!3. Diverse practical commitments!!4. Histories: life history within institutional history!

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from Barker 1998!

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from Barker 1998!

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from Davey-Smith & Ben-Shlomo 1991

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Aboderin !et al. 2001

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How to reconcile competing epidemiologies of chronic disease patterns?!!!Researchers!!Policy-maker!!Sociologist of science!!1. Truth vs. error!!2. Broad correlations w/ policies!!3. Diverse practical commitments!!4. Histories: life history within institutional history!

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from Barker 1998

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How to reconcile developmental origins and adult risk factors for diseases of later life: !A sociologist's perspectives (and questions)!!Peter Taylor!University of Massachusetts Boston!

!Science, Technology & Values!! [email protected] ! ! !! !www.faculty.umb.edu/pjt!