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Structure of life-course epidemiology: concepts
| Causal pathway in relation to time |
| Accumulation |
| Chain of risk |
| Trajectory |
| Timing of casual actions (stages of life) |
| Birth cohort |
| Critical period |
| Sensitive period |
| Induction and latency period |
| Different types of mechanisms |
| Embodiment |
| Mediating |
| Modifying factors |
| Resilience |
| Susceptibility and vulnerability |
Source: Ben-Shlomo and Kuh14.
