title: Sources of data for a longitudinal birth cohort.
abstract: This paper outlines the variety of data sources which can be utilised in a longitudinal study. Although a longitudinal study could be carried out using just one type of data, greater depth and accuracy can be achieved by including a variety of different sources of information.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Child and Adolescent Health, Department of Community Based Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK. jean.golding@bristol.ac.uk
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Golding
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D001719:Birth Certificates; D002657:Child Development; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods*; D030541:Databases, Genetic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004493:Education / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004777:Environment; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005260:Female; D006753:Hospital Records / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D012947:Social Work / Q000706:statistics & numerical data