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Choice of environmental components for a longitudinal birth cohort study |
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| Authors: | Jean Golding,Richard Jones,Alan Preece,Marie-Noë l Bruné , Jenny Pronczuk |
| Affiliation: | University of Bristol, Bristol, UK and;World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland |
| 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. |
| Keywords: | environment psychosocial domestic violence air pollution chemical pollutants hygiene social drugs medication infection noise radiation accidents stress |