Taking and storing biological samples for longitudinal birth cohorts

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 114-126

  Jones, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biobank; Biological samples; Blood; Blood spots; Contamination; Hair; Longitudinal birth cohorts; Placenta; Saliva; Storage; Teeth; Toenails; Umbilical cord; Urine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH; BLOOD ANALYSIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FREEZING; HAIR ANALYSIS; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NAIL; PLACENTA; REFRIGERATOR; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SAMPLE; STORAGE; TOOTH; UMBILICAL CORD; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; URINALYSIS;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODILY SECRETIONS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HAIR; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NAILS; PREGNANCY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 67449128593     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2008.01004.x     Document Type: Article

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