Polish mother and child cohort study (REPRO-PL) -Methodology of follow-up of the children

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 391-398

  Polańska, Kinga ^a   Hanke, Wojciech ^a   Jurewicz, Joanna ^a   Sobala, Wojciech ^a   Madsen, Christian ^b   Nafstad, Per ^c   Magnus, Per ^b  

^a NOFER INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Birth cohort; Child's health; Follow up of children; Neurodevelopment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; DANGEROUS GOODS; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFANT; PASSIVE SMOKING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLAND; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFANT; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; POLAND; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 84858775888     PISSN: 12321087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s13382-011-0026-y     Document Type: Article

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