The national children's study: A 21-year prospective study of 100 000 American children

Pediatrics

Volumn 118, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 2173-2186

  Landrigan, Philip J ^a,b   Trasande, Leonardo ^a,b   Thorpe, Lorna E ^c   Gwynn, Charon ^c   Lioy, Paul J ^d   D'Alton, Mary E ^e   Lipkind, Heather S ^e   Swanson, James ^f   Wadhwa, Pathik D ^f   Clark, Edward B ^g   Rauh, Virginia A ^h   Perera, Frederica P ^h   Susser, Ezra ^h  

^a Center for Children's Health and the Environment   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^e NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h Mailman School of Public Health ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Autism; Epidemiology; National children's study; Obesity; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD CARE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MENTAL HEALTH; OBESITY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREVENTION STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; PEDIATRICS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750963827     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2006-0360     Document Type: Review

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