Methodological aspects of the 1993 Pelotas (Brazil) birth cohort study Aspectos metodológicos da coorte de nascimentos de 1993 em Pelotas, RS

• Hoofdauteurs: Cesar Gomes Victora (Auteur), Cora Luiza Pavin Araújo (Auteur), Ana Maria Batista Menezes (Auteur), Pedro Curi Hallal (Auteur), Maria de Fátima Vieira (Auteur), Marilda Borges Neutzling (Auteur), Helen Gonçalves (Auteur), Neiva Cristina Valle (Auteur), Rosangela Costa Lima (Auteur), Luciana Anselmi (Auteur), Dominique Behague (Auteur), Denise Petrucci Gigante (Auteur), Fernando Celso Barros (Auteur)
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• Gepubliceerd in: Universidade de São Paulo, 2006-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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This paper describes the main methodological aspects of a cohort study, with emphasis on its recent phases, which may be relevant to investigators planning to carry out similar studies. In 1993, a population based study was launched in Pelotas, Southern Brazil. All 5,249 newborns delivered in the ci...