Choice of environmental components for a longitudinal birth cohort study.
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.
Golding
Jean
J
University of Bristol, Bristol, UK. jean.golding@bristol.ac.uk
Jones
Richard
R
Preece
Alan
A
Bruné
Marie-Noël
MN
Pronczuk
Jenny
J
D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000097:blood; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002657:Child Development; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000032:analysis; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D015386:Hazardous Substances / Q000633:toxicity*; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D055553:Prescription Drugs / Q000633:toxicity*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012931:Social Environment; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
D015386:Hazardous Substances; D055553:Prescription Drugs; D000431:Ethanol