Origins : how the nine months before birth shape the rest of our lives
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New York : Free Press, c2010.
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Book
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1st Free Press hardcover ed.
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9780743296625 (hc), 0743296621 (hc)
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ix, 306 pages ; 24 cm.
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Published
New York : Free Press, c2010.
Edition
1st Free Press hardcover ed.
Language
English
ISBN
9780743296625 (hc), 0743296621 (hc)

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-285) and index.
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"What makes us the way we are? Is it the genes? The childhood environment? Or could it be that many of our individual characteristics--our health, our intelligence, our temperaments--are influenced by conditions encountered before birth? That's the claim of a provocative field known as fetal origins. Scientists are developing a radically new understanding of our very earliest experiences and how they exert lasting effects on us well into adulthood. Their research offers a bold new view of pregnancy as a crucial staging ground for our health, ability, and well-being throughout life. Journalist Annie Murphy Paul ventures into the laboratories, interviews experts from around the world, and delves into the rich history of ideas about how we're shaped before birth. The fetus is not an inert being, but an active and dynamic creature--and the pregnant woman is a source of influence on her future child far more powerful and positive than we ever knew."--From publisher description.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Paul, A. M. (2010). Origins: how the nine months before birth shape the rest of our lives (1st Free Press hardcover ed.). Free Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Paul, Annie Murphy. 2010. Origins: How the Nine Months Before Birth Shape the Rest of Our Lives. Free Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Paul, Annie Murphy. Origins: How the Nine Months Before Birth Shape the Rest of Our Lives Free Press, 2010.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Paul, Annie Murphy. Origins: How the Nine Months Before Birth Shape the Rest of Our Lives 1st Free Press hardcover ed., Free Press, 2010.

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