title: Invited commentary: Birth certificates--a best control scenario?
authors.affiliation: Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Department of Pediatrics, and Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 55455, USA. ross@epi.umn.edu
authors.forename: Julie A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.forename: Logan G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Spector
authors.forename: Andrew F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Olshan
authors.forename: Greta R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Bunin
mesh_terms: D001719:Birth Certificates; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D035061:Control Groups; D015340:Epidemiologic Research Design; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology; D011897:Random Allocation; D013689:Telephone; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology