title: Longitudinal studies based on vital registration records.
abstract: We describe here the increased use of routine vital event and census records to construct national follow-up and longitudinal studies. The strengths and weaknesses of these studies are discussed and examples given of their use in research into relationships between employment and mortality and socio-economic differences in mortality.
authors.affiliation: Social Statistics Research Unit, City University, London, U.K.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Fox
mesh_terms: D003710:Demography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D009026:Mortality; D006113:United Kingdom; D014798:Vital Statistics