The Pelotas birth cohort study, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 1982-2001

• Auteurs principaux: Victora Cesar G. (Auteur), Barros Fernando C. (Auteur), Lima Rosângela C. (Auteur), Behague Dominique P. (Auteur), Gonçalves Helen (Auteur), Horta Bernardo L. (Auteur), Gigante Denise P. (Auteur), Vaughan J. Patrick (Auteur)
• Format: Livre
• Publié: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Sujets: article
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Given the growing recognition of the importance of the life course approach for the determination of chronic diseases, birth cohort studies are becoming increasingly important. This paper describes the methods used in the 1982 Pelotas (Brazil) birth cohort study, one of the largest and longest studi...