The late life legacy of very early life : with 23 tables

The monograph demonstrates the widespread existence of differences in life span by month of birth in the elderly populations of contemporary societies. It provides evidence that the pattern is linked to the seasons of the year, by comparing the Northern and the Southern Hemisphere. It formulates and tests a series of explanations for the month-of-birth effect and rejects many of the most frequently offered explanations. In particular, it rejects those that attribute the month-of-birth effect to social or statistical confounding. It establishes a link between the month-of-birth pattern in the life span and the month-of-birth pattern in survival during the first year of life. It provides evidence that nutrition and infectious disease early in life play an important role in adult health and survival later in life and that the differences in life span by month of birth still exist in cohorts born today. TOC:The Demographic and Epidemiological Context.-Month-of-Birth Patterns in the Northern and Southern Hemisphere.-Five Hypothesis.- Differences in Life Span by Month of Birth in the United States.- Month of Birth and Causes of Death in the United States.-Cohort and Age Effects.- The Month-of-Birth Patterns of Migrants and Farmers.- Does the Month-of Birth EffectExistin Cohorts Born Today?- Summary.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• ISBN: 9783540221050 ; 3540221050
• Dimensions: 24 cm
• Extent: XIII, 204 S.
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: graph. Darst. ; Literaturverz. S. 187 - 204

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie, Anthropologie
• Keyword: Geburt ; Monat ; Entwicklungsphase ; Alter ; Sterblichkeit ; Kohortenanalyse ; Lebenserwartung ; Geburt ; Jahreszeit ; Risikofaktor ; Nördliche Hemisphäre ; Südliche Hemisphäre

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Berlin, Heidelberg, New York
• (who): Springer
• (when): 2004
• Creator: Doblhammer, Gabriele

Further information

• Table of contents: https://d-nb.info/97127083X/04
• Rights: Bei diesem Objekt liegt nur das Inhaltsverzeichnis digital vor. Der Zugriff darauf ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Last update: 11.06.2025, 2:25 PM CEST