Devine, Carol M.; Bove, Caron F.; Olson, Christine M. - In: Social Science & Medicine 50 (2000) 4, pp. 567-582
The life course perspective offers a framework for understanding continuity and change in health and health practices. Body weight, and the diet and physical activity strategies used to manage weight in pregnancy and the postpartum period, are a focus of much study because of an association...