"In an editorial published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association Pediatrics, Davis argues that saying “children are not small adults” disconnects child and adult health concerns and initiatives, when children’s and adults’ health are inseparable....
"Davis says although it might be difficult, health researchers and research funders must embrace long-term studies to fully investigate the connections between child and adult health and to improve the population’s health and health policy. He points to successful longitudinal studies in other fields such as economics that have followed national cohorts for decades and have yielded useful information over time.
“Child health researchers must embrace a revised mantra of long-term connectedness, examining individuals as they age from childhood to adulthood to better preserve health throughout the course of life,” Davis says...."
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