Citation

Golding J. Paediatr. Child Health (2007) 2010; 20(4): 163-166.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.paed.2009.12.003

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

In this paper I outline the different types of birth and pre-birth cohort studies that exist, with their advantages and disadvantages, before describing the ways in which such studies can answer research questions that would not be feasible with retrospective case-control studies. Details of some of the findings from birth cohort studies are described, together with some of the health benefits of putting the results into practice.