Birth cohort studies in China: a review
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-6450.2017.04.029
- VernacularTitle:中国出生队列研究进展
- Author:
Lei WANG
1
;
Lei SUN
;
Xiaoyan HE
;
Yixiong WANG
;
Weiping YU
Author Information
1. 225002,扬州大学医学院附属医院扬州市妇幼保健院
- Keywords:
Pregnancy;
Child;
Cohort studies
- From:Chinese Journal of Epidemiology
2017;38(4):556-560
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
With longer than 100-year experience of development,methods used on birth cohort study have been viewed as having important roles in exploring the probable effects of health and environment exposure both prior to and during the pregnancy in the life circle as infants,children,adolescents,adults,and the elderly.However in China,birth cohort studies started late but with rapid development.Recently,some well-known methods on birth cohort studies were established in mainland China,Hong Kong and Taiwan area.This paper presented an overall review on the progress about birth cohort studies and their prospects,in China.
