Choosing the types of biological sample to collect in longitudinal birth cohort studies

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 103-113

  Jones, Richard ^a   Golding, Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biobank; Biological samples; Blood; Breast milk; Hair; Placenta; Teeth; Toenails; Urine

Indexed keywords

EDETIC ACID;

ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BREAST MILK; COHORT ANALYSIS; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MATERNAL BLOOD; MECONIUM; NAIL; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; SALIVA ANALYSIS; TOOTH; UMBILICAL CORD; URINALYSIS;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD; BODILY SECRETIONS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HAIR; HUMANS; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; PREGNANCY; RESEARCH DESIGN; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TOOTH;

EID: 67449143610     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2008.01000.x     Document Type: Article

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