Cohort profile: The INMA-INfancia y Medio Ambiente-(environment and childhood) project

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 930-940

  Guxens, Mònica ^a,b,c   Ballester, Ferran ^c,d,e   Espada, Mercedes ^f   Fernández, Mariana F ^c,g   Grimalt, Joan O ^h   Ibarluzea, Jesús ^c,i   Olea, Nicolás ^c,g   Rebagliato, Marisa ^c,j   Tardón, Adonina ^c,k   Torrent, Maties ^l,m   Vioque, Jesus ^c,j   Vrijheid, Martine ^a,b,c   Sunyer, Jordi ^a,b,c,n  

^a CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

^b INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

^c CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^d Centre for Public Health Research CSISP   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^f Laboratorio Normativo de Salud Publica   (Spain)

^g HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SAN CECILIO   (Spain)

^h INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

ⁱ Subdireccion de Salud Publica de Guipuzcoa   (Spain)

^j MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^k UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^l IB Salut Menorca Health Area   (Spain)

^m Fundació Caubet CIMERA ^*  (Spain)

ⁿ UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; HEALTH RISK; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD GROWTH; COGNITION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENT AND CHILDHOOD PROJECT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SPAIN;

EID: 84865746170     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyr054     Document Type: Article

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