Who should be studied and when in a longitudinal birth cohort?

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 15-22

  Golding, Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adult disease; Birth cohort studies; Child behaviour; Child development; Child health; Enrolment; Environmental influences; Infancy; Preconception; Pregnancy; Timing of effect

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FETUS WASTAGE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MATERNAL CARE; PREGNANCY;

CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION DISORDERS; COHORT STUDIES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; TIME FACTORS; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 67449164570     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2008.00998.x     Document Type: Article

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