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Barker hypothesis  

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  • From the work of epidemiologist David Barker on the fetal origins of disease, suggesting that life-time patterns of health are laid down in the womb (Barker, D. (1994) Mothers, Babies and Disease in Later Life. London: BMJ Publishing Group). [Source: The Sage Dictionary of Health and Society; Barker Hypothesis]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-K1L3M751-T

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