James W. B. Douglas | |
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 James W.B. Douglas | |
| Born | 1 January 1914 |
| Died | 1 January 1992 (aged 78) |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Magdalen College, Oxford, St Bartholomew's Hospital |
| Known for | establishing the National Survey of Health & Development study. |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | social research |
| Institutions | Exeter College, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists |
James William Bruce Douglas[1] (1914 in Alperton, Middlesex – 1992) was a British social researcher.[2] Douglas was responsible for the National Survey of Health & Development that in turn led to other national birth cohort studies, such as the National Child Development Study, the 1970 British Cohort Study and the Millennium Cohort Study.[3]
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- ^ "Dr James W. Bruce Douglas". The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ^ "James Spence medallist 1984: James William Bruce Douglas". Archives of Disease in Childhood. 59 (9): 805–806. 1984. doi:10.1136/adc.59.9.805. PMC 1628719. PMID 6385866.