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child health, policy research, inequalities
United Kingdom

Biography

Catherine graduated in medicine from University of London in 1979. She trained in paediatrics and academic child health in London, gaining her doctorate at the Institute of Child Health, and proceeding to postdoctoral studies in maternal and child health, epidemiology and public health at Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, USA.

After returning to the UK in 1987, she held an academic post at the Medical Research Council Environmental Epidemiology Unit (now MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit), University of Southampton until 2003, as well as honorary posts in public health medicine at regional and district health authorities and working as a senior medical officer on secondment to the Department of Health. She moved to UCL Institute of Child Health in 2003 as a Reader in Children’s health and to set up a programme of work in research relevant to policy.

She is now Professor of Public Health and Epidemiology in the Population, Policy and Practice Programme and Deputy Director (Strategy and Partnerships) at the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health. Her research interests are in child public health, particularly physical growth, inequalities in health, and the use of research for public policy. From 2005-2015 she was inaugural Chair of the Public Health Advisory Committee of NICE (the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence). From 2008-2014 she was inaugural Programme Director of the National Institute of Health Research’s (NIHR) Public Health Research Programme. She is an NIHR Senior Investigator and a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences.

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University College London Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health: London, London, GB

Professor of Public Health and Epidemiology and Deputy Director, Strategy and Partnerships (Population, Policy & Practice (PPP) Programme)
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Great Ormond Street Hospital For Children NHS Trust: London, London, GB

Honorary Consultant
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Works (50 of 138)

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Modelling the potential for parenting skills interventions to reduce inequalities and population prevalence of children's mental health problems: Evidence from the Millennium Cohort Study

SSM - Population Health
2021-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Steven Hope; Anna Pearce; Mario Cortina-Borja; Catherine Chittleborough; Jane Barlow; Catherine Law
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Is Mental Health Competence in Childhood Associated With Health Risk Behaviors in Adolescence? Findings From the UK Millennium Cohort Study

Journal of Adolescent Health
2020-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Emeline Rougeaux; Steven Hope; Russell M. Viner; Jessica Deighton; Catherine Law; Anna Pearce
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Effects of child long-term illness on maternal employment: longitudinal findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study.

2017-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Hope S; Pearce A; Whitehead M; Law C
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Catherine Law via Europe PubMed Central

Have health inequalities changed during childhood in the New Labour generation? Findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study.

2017-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Rougeaux E; Hope S; Law C; Pearce A
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Catherine Law via Europe PubMed Central

Co-Occurrence of Health Conditions during Childhood: Longitudinal Findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study (MCS).

2016 | Journal article
Contributors: Hesketh KR; Law C; Bedford H; Hope S
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Catherine Law via Europe PubMed Central

Multiple health behaviours among mothers and partners in England: Clustering, social patterning and intra-couple concordance.

2016-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Graham H; Hutchinson J; Law C; Platt L; Wardle H
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Catherine Law via Europe PubMed Central

Co-occurrence and clustering of health conditions at age 11: cross-sectional findings from the Millennium Cohort Study.

2016-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Hesketh KR; Fagg J; Muniz-Terrera G; Bedford H; Law C; Hope S
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Catherine Law via Europe PubMed Central

Financial Strain, Parental Smoking, and the Great Recession: An Analysis of the UK Millennium Cohort Study.

2016-10 | Journal article
Contributors: McKenna CS; Law C; Pearce A
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Catherine Law via Europe PubMed Central

Do early life cognitive ability and self-regulation skills explain socio-economic inequalities in academic achievement? An effect decomposition analysis in UK and Australian cohorts.

2016-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Pearce A; Sawyer AC; Chittleborough CR; Mittinty MN; Law C; Lynch JW
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Catherine Law via Europe PubMed Central

Effects of child long-term illness on maternal employment: longitudinal findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study.

2016-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Hope S; Pearce A; Whitehead M; Law C
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Catherine Law via Europe PubMed Central

Exploring the impact of early life factors on inequalities in risk of overweight in UK children: findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study.

2016-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Massion S; Wickham S; Pearce A; Barr B; Law C; Taylor-Robinson D
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Catherine Law via Europe PubMed Central

Poverty and child health in the UK: using evidence for action.

2016-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Wickham S; Anwar E; Barr B; Law C; Taylor-Robinson D
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Catherine Law via Europe PubMed Central

Objectively measured physical activity and sedentary time: cross-sectional and prospective associations with adiposity in the Millennium Cohort Study.

2016-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Griffiths LJ; Sera F; Cortina-Borja M; Law C; Ness A; Dezateux C
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Catherine Law via Europe PubMed Central

Do early-life exposures explain why more advantaged children get eczema? Findings from the U.K. Millennium Cohort Study.

2016-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Taylor-Robinson DC; Williams H; Pearce A; Law C; Hope S
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Catherine Law via Europe PubMed Central

Social inequalities in wheezing in children: findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study.

2016-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Taylor-Robinson DC; Pearce A; Whitehead M; Smyth R; Law C
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Catherine Law via Europe PubMed Central

Parental employment during early childhood and overweight at 7-years: findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study.

2015 | Journal article
Contributors: Hope S; Pearce A; Whitehead M; Law C
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Catherine Law via Europe PubMed Central

Disadvantaged children at greater relative risk of thinness (as well as obesity): a secondary data analysis of the England National Child Measurement Programme and the UK Millennium Cohort Study.

2015-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Pearce A; Rougeaux E; Law C
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Catherine Law via Europe PubMed Central

Modifiable early-life risk factors for childhood adiposity and overweight: an analysis of their combined impact and potential for prevention.

2015-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Robinson SM; Crozier SR; Harvey NC; Barton BD; Law CM; Godfrey KM; Cooper C; Inskip HM
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Catherine Law via Europe PubMed Central

Fruit and vegetable consumption and sports participation among UK Youth

2014 | Journal article
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10.1007/s00038-013-0523-9

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2-s2.0-84897668154

Contributors: McAloney, K.; Graham, H.; Law, C.; Platt, L.; Wardle, H.; Hall, J.
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Catherine Law via Scopus - Elsevier

Obesity and risk factors for cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes: Investigating the role of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in mid-life in the 1958 British cohort

2014 | Journal article
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10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2014.01.032

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2-s2.0-84896278622

Contributors: Power, C.; Pinto Pereira, S.M.; Law, C.; Ki, M.
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Catherine Law via Scopus - Elsevier

Trends in resting pulse rates in 9-11-year-old children in the UK 1980-2008

2014 | Journal article
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10.1136/archdischild-2013-304699

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2-s2.0-84890472570

Contributors: Peters, H.; Whincup, P.H.; Cook, D.G.; Law, C.; Li, L.
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Catherine Law via Scopus - Elsevier

After the RCT: who comes to a family-based intervention for childhood overweight or obesity when it is implemented at scale in the community?

2014-10 | Journal article
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10.1136/jech-2014-204155

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25294895

Contributors: Fagg J; Cole TJ; Cummins S; Goldstein H; Morris S; Radley D; Sacher P; Law C
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Catherine Law via Europe PubMed Central

Environmental influences on children's physical activity.

2014-10 | Journal article
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10.1136/jech-2014-204287

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25359920

Contributors: Pouliou T; Sera F; Griffiths L; Joshi H; Geraci M; Cortina-Borja M; Law C
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Catherine Law via Europe PubMed Central

Family employment and child socioemotional behaviour: longitudinal findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study.

2014-10 | Journal article
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10.1136/jech-2013-203673

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24889054

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PMC4174125

Contributors: Hope S; Pearce A; Whitehead M; Law C
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Catherine Law via Europe PubMed Central

From trial to population: a study of a family-based community intervention for childhood overweight implemented at scale.

2014-10 | Journal article
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10.1038/ijo.2014.103

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24919564

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PMC4175967

Contributors: Fagg J; Chadwick P; Cole TJ; Cummins S; Goldstein H; Lewis H; Morris S; Radley D; Sacher P; Law C
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Catherine Law via Europe PubMed Central

Inter-generational concordance of smoking status between mothers and young people aged 10-15 in the UK.

2014-09 | Journal article
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10.1016/j.puhe.2014.06.011

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25174665

Contributors: McAloney K; Graham H; Law C; Platt L; Wardle H
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Catherine Law via Europe PubMed Central

Association of early childhood abdominal circumference and weight gain with blood pressure at 36 months of age: secondary analysis of data from a prospective cohort study.

2014-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Nowson CA; Crozier SR; Robinson SM; Godfrey KM; Lawrence WT; Law CM; Cooper C; Inskip HM; Southampton Women's Survey Study Group
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Catherine Law via Europe PubMed Central

A scoping review of statistical approaches to the analysis of multiple health-related behaviours

2013 | Journal article
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10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.03.002

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2-s2.0-84877631196

Contributors: McAloney, K.; Graham, H.; Law, C.; Platt, L.
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Catherine Law via Scopus - Elsevier

How active are our children? Findings from the millennium cohort study

2013 | Journal article
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10.1136/bmjopen-2013-002893

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2-s2.0-84884568998

Contributors: Griffiths, L.J.; Cortina-Borja, M.; Sera, F.; Pouliou, T.; Geraci, M.; Rich, C.; Cole, T.J.; Law, C.; Joshi, H.; Ness, A.R. et al.
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Catherine Law via Scopus - Elsevier

The role of poverty in explaining health variations in 7-year-old children from different family structures: Findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study

2013 | Journal article
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10.1136/jech-2012-200970

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2-s2.0-84872130168

Contributors: Pearce, A.; Lewis, H.; Law, C.
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Catherine Law via Scopus - Elsevier

Childcare use and inequalities in breastfeeding: Findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study

2012 | Journal article
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10.1136/adc.2009.177337

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2-s2.0-84455175177

Contributors: Pearce, A.; Li, L.; Abbas, J.; Ferguson, B.; Graham, H.; Law, C.; Dezateux, C.; Peckham, C.; Griffiths, L.; Hawkins, S.S. et al.
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Catherine Law via Scopus - Elsevier

Development of public health guidance on the prevention of alcohol misuse and cardiovascular disease: The work of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, England

2012 | Journal article
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10.1016/j.puhe.2011.12.004

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2-s2.0-84858153802

Contributors: Law, C.; Kelly, M.P.; Kaner, E.; Meier, P.S.; Capewell, S.
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Catherine Law via Scopus - Elsevier

Does the home environment influence inequalities in unintentional injury in early childhood? Findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study

2012 | Journal article
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10.1136/jech.2011.139626

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2-s2.0-84855994206

Contributors: Pearce, A.; Li, L.; Abbas, J.; Ferguson, B.; Graham, H.; Law, C.
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Catherine Law via Scopus - Elsevier

Physical activity and sedentary behaviour at different life stages and adult blood pressure in the 1958 British cohort

2012 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1097/HJH.0b013e32834f1915

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2-s2.0-84855822007

Contributors: Pouliou, T.; Ki, M.; Law, C.; Li, L.; Power, C.
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Catherine Law via Scopus - Elsevier

Policies to tackle inequalities in child health: Why haven't they worked (better)?

2012 | Journal article
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10.1136/archdischild-2011-300827

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2-s2.0-84859160751

Contributors: Law, C.; Parkin, C.; Lewis, H.
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Catherine Law via Scopus - Elsevier

Trends in blood pressure in 9 to 11-year-old children in the United Kingdom 1980-2008: The impact of obesity

2012 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1097/HJH.0b013e3283562a6b

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2-s2.0-84865495398

Contributors: Peters, H.; Whincup, P.H.; Cook, D.G.; Law, C.; Li, L.
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Catherine Law via Scopus - Elsevier

Examining smoking behaviours among parents from the UK millennium cohort study after the smoke-free legislation in Scotland

2011 | Journal article
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10.1136/tc.2010.037028

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2-s2.0-79952192522

Contributors: Hawkins, S.S.; Cole, T.J.; Law, C.
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Catherine Law via Scopus - Elsevier

The effect of early confirmation of hearing loss on the behaviour in middle childhood of children with bilateral hearing impairment

2011 | Journal article
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10.1111/j.1469-8749.2010.03839.x

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2-s2.0-79551516864

Contributors: Stevenson, J.; Mccann, D.C.; Law, C.M.; Mullee, M.; Petrou, S.; Worsfold, S.; Yuen, H.M.; Kennedy, C.R.
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Catherine Law via Scopus - Elsevier

Breastfeeding, the use of docosahexaenoic acid-fortified formulas in infancy and neuropsychological function in childhood

2010 | Journal article
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10.1136/adc.2009.165050

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2-s2.0-77949879384

Contributors: Gale, C.R.; Marriott, L.D.; Martyn, C.N.; Limond, J.; Inskip, H.M.; Godfrey, K.M.; Law, C.M.; Cooper, C.; West, C.; Robinson, S.M.
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Catherine Law via Scopus - Elsevier

Different indices of fetal growth predict bone size and volumetric density at 4 years of age

2010 | Journal article
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10.1359/jbmr.091022

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2-s2.0-77953401742

Contributors: Harvey, N.C.; Mahon, P.A.; Robinson, S.M.; Nisbet, C.E.; Javaid, M.K.; Crozier, S.R.; Inskip, H.M.; Godfrey, K.M.; Arden, N.K.; Dennison, E.M. et al.
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Catherine Law via Scopus - Elsevier

Does childcare influence socioeconomic inequalities in unintentional injury? Findings from the UK millennium cohort study

2010 | Journal article
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10.1136/jech.2009.092643

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2-s2.0-75249092548

Contributors: Pearce, A.; Li, L.; Abbas, J.; Ferguson, B.; Graham, H.; Law, C.; Dezateux, C.; Peckham, C.; Griffiths, L.; Hawkins, S.S. et al.
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Catherine Law via Scopus - Elsevier

Inequalities in child healthy development: Some challenges for effective implementation

2010 | Journal article
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10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.07.008

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2-s2.0-77956324868

Contributors: Lynch, J.W.; Law, C.; Brinkman, S.; Chittleborough, C.; Sawyer, M.
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Catherine Law via Scopus - Elsevier

Is childcare associated with the risk of overweight and obesity in the early years findings from the UK millennium cohort study

2010 | Journal article
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10.1038/ijo.2010.15

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2-s2.0-77954659782

Contributors: Pearce, A.; Li, L.; Abbas, J.; Ferguson, B.; Graham, H.; Law, C.
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Catherine Law via Scopus - Elsevier

Lifecourse influences on maternal smoking before pregnancy and postpartum among women from ethnic minority groups

2010 | Journal article
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10.1093/eurpub/ckp170

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2-s2.0-77952930615

Contributors: Hawkins, S.S.; Law, C.; Graham, H.
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Catherine Law via Scopus - Elsevier

Lifecourse influences on women's smoking before, during and after pregnancy

2010 | Journal article
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10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.10.041

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2-s2.0-74549117427

Contributors: Graham, H.; Hawkins, S.S.; Law, C.
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Catherine Law via Scopus - Elsevier

Will our children be healthy adults? Applying science to public health policy

2010 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-78650336296

Contributors: Law, C.
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Catherine Law via Scopus - Elsevier

An ecological systems approach to examining risk factors for early childhood overweight: Findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study

2009 | Journal article
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10.1136/jech.2008.077917

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2-s2.0-59949087691

Contributors: Hawkins, S.S.; Cole, T.J.; Law, C.
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Catherine Law via Scopus - Elsevier

Dietary patterns in infancy and cognitive and neuropsychological function in childhood

2009 | Journal article
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10.1111/j.1469-7610.2008.02029.x

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2-s2.0-70249085609

Contributors: Gale, C.R.; Martyn, C.N.; Marriott, L.D.; Limond, J.; Crozier, S.; Inskip, H.M.; Godfrey, K.M.; Law, C.M.; Cooper, C.; Robinson, S.M.
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Catherine Law via Scopus - Elsevier

Does primary immunisation status predict MMR uptake?

2009 | Journal article
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10.1136/adc.2007.132647

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2-s2.0-58349102712

Contributors: Pearce, A.; Elliman, D.; Law, C.; Bedford, H.
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Catherine Law via Scopus - Elsevier

Examining the relationship between maternal employment and health behaviours in 5-year-old British children

2009 | Journal article
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10.1136/jech.2008.084590

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2-s2.0-73249148061

Contributors: Sherburne Hawkins, S.; Cole, T.J.; Law, C.; Dezateux, C.; Peckham, C.; Bedford, H.; Rahi, J.; Griffiths, L.J.; Pearce, A.; Rich, C.
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