title: Choice of environmental components for a longitudinal birth cohort study.
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.
authors.affiliation: 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
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Preece
authors.forename: Marie-Noël
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Bruné
authors.forename: Jenny
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pronczuk
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D015386:Hazardous Substances; D055553:Prescription Drugs; D000431:Ethanol