The life course prospective design: An example of benefits and problems associated with study longevity

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2193-2205

  Wadsworth, M E J ^a   Butterworth, S L ^a   Hardy, R J ^a   Kuh, D J ^a   Richards, M ^a   Langenberg, C ^a   Hilder, W S ^a   Connor, M ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Britain; Cohort; Life course; Longitudinal; Sample representativeness

Indexed keywords

STUDY PERSPECTIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LIFE EVENT; MALE; NEWBORN; POPULATION RESEARCH; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL LIFE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0141682091     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(03)00083-2     Document Type: Article

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