The British longitudinal birth cohort studies: Their utility for the study of health and place

Health and Place

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 15-26

  Ekinsmyth, Carol ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Geographical; Health; Longitudinal; Place

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

LONGITUDINAL BIRTH COHORT; POPULATION STUDY; SECONDARY DATA ANALYSIS;

UK;

EID: 0029669724     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1353-8292(95)00038-0     Document Type: Article

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