Choice of environmental components for a longitudinal birth cohort study

Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2009 Jul:23 Suppl 1:134-53. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2009.01014.x.

Abstract

Various aspects of the environment of the mother and child may have major influences on the health and development of the child. Long-term influences can even affect chronic diseases of adulthood. Here we describe the major psychosocial and physical environmental factors that should be measured in longitudinal birth cohort studies.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alcohol Drinking / blood
  • Child Behavior Disorders / epidemiology
  • Child Behavior Disorders / prevention & control*
  • Child Development
  • Cohort Studies
  • Environmental Exposure / prevention & control*
  • Ethanol / analysis
  • Family / psychology
  • Female
  • Hazardous Substances / toxicity*
  • Health Behavior
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Pregnancy
  • Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects / epidemiology
  • Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects / prevention & control*
  • Prescription Drugs / toxicity*
  • Risk Factors
  • Social Environment
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Surveys and Questionnaires

Substances

  • Hazardous Substances
  • Prescription Drugs
  • Ethanol