TY - JOUR PY - 2010// TI - Are findings from large longitudinal studies of child health and development useful or just of interest? JO - Paediatrics and child health (2007) A1 - Golding, J. SP - 163 EP - 166 VL - 20 IS - 4 N2 - 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.
LA - SN - 1751-7222 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paed.2009.12.003 ID - ref1 ER -