Choosing the types of biological sample to collect in longitudinal birth cohort studies.

abstract：:The aim of this cross disciplinary study was to identify the most significant variables related to childhood accidental poisoning. The study was carried out on a representative sample of families living in the Greater Athens Area comprising 1245 children aged up to 5 years. Data were collected by a team of researchers...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Paritsis N,Pallis D,Deligeorgis D,Doxiadis S,Phylactou C,Vlachonicolis I

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a lack of well-designed epidemiological studies of possible risk factors for repeated miscarriage. In this Swedish population-based case-control study, we investigated the association between sociodemographic and anthropometric factors, obstetric history and life-style factors, with respect to the risks of fi...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： George L,Granath F,Johansson AL,Olander B,Cnattingius S

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding the mechanisms that underlie successful human reproduction and development is an ambitious goal, given the many unique methodological challenges surrounding such study. These challenges are well understood by reproductive and perinatal epidemiologists and include its conditional nature, unobservable yet ...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Buck Louis GM,Yeung E,Sundaram R,Laughon SK,Zhang C

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The perinatal mortality rate (PMR) in twins was analysed using Japanese vital statistics during the period 1980-98. There was a total of 1992 twin perinatal deaths. The PMR in twins significantly decreased from 91 per 1000 births in 1980 to 31 per 1000 in 1998. The PMR was higher in males than females, but the differe...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Imaizumi Y

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A nested case-control study of cryptorchidism (i.e. undescended testicles) was undertaken as part of a hospital-based cohort study of 6699 singleton male neonates in New York City. Since some of the cryptorchid infants experienced spontaneous descent of their testes, separate analysis was performed for this third grou...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Berkowitz GS,Lapinski RH

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined hospital and domestic infant care practices in Oxfordshire and Northampton Health Districts to measure changes in prevalence of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) risk factors, and to evaluate a specific educational intervention restricted to Oxfordshire. We sent a postal questionnaire to 2781 parents of ...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Rose M,Murphy M,Macfarlane JA,Sefi S,Shribman S,Hales V

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the risk of atopic diseases in twins born after assisted reproduction. Data on atopic diseases and assisted reproduction in 9694 twin pairs, 3-20 years of age, from the Danish Twin Registry were collected via multidisciplinary questionnaires. The risk of atopic diseases in twins born after assisted reprodu...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Jäderberg I,Thomsen SF,Kyvik KO,Skytthe A,Backer V

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To understand the preventable fraction of low birthweight (LBW) deliveries due to maternal exposure to air pollution during pregnancy in Korea, it is important to quantify the population-attributable risk (PAR). Thus, we investigated the association between maternal exposure to air pollution during pregnancy and LBW, ...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Seo JH,Leem JH,Ha EH,Kim OJ,Kim BM,Lee JY,Park HS,Kim HC,Hong YC,Kim YJ

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Child sexual abuse research presents practical, methodological and statistical challenges. This paper examines some recent literature about the incidence and effects of child sexual abuse. Researchers who use epidemiological studies to attempt to ascertain the prevalence of different forms of abuse should be aware of ...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Plunkett A,Oates RK

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bariatric procedures are on the rise. The risk of birth defects in pregnancies following such procedures may be increased (eg, due to nutrient deficiencies) or decreased (eg, due to decreased maternal body mass index, BMI). METHODS:We conducted a systematic literature review of the association between baria...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Benjamin RH,Littlejohn S,Mitchell LE

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Impaired fetal development is associated with a number of adult chronic diseases and it is believed that these associations arise as a result of the phenomenon of prenatal programming, which involves persisting changes in structure and function of various body organs caused by ambient factors during critical and vulne...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Jedrychowski WA,Perera FP,Maugeri U,Mroz E,Klimaszewska-Rembiasz M,Flak E,Edwards S,Spengler JD

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between 1988 and 1991, years of political and economic crisis, Bulgaria reported a 25% increase in infant mortality. From 1991 to 1995, the rate then dropped slightly. Analysis of detailed unpublished vital statistics shows that the reported increase could not have been a result of more complete reporting of early neo...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Carlson E,Tsvetarsky S

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) accounts for the largest number of deaths during the first year of life in developed countries. The possible causes of SIDS are numerous and, to date, there is no adequate unifying pathological explanation for SIDS. Epidemiological studies have played a key role in identifying risk ...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Sullivan FM,Barlow SM

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Development of the perineum as well as the external genitalia is determined by dihydrotestosterone, resulting in a greater anogenital distance (AGD) in males than females. In animal experiments with hormonally active agents, anogenital distance is used as a bioassay of fetal androgen action. Use of anogenital distance...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Romano-Riquer SP,Hernández-Avila M,Gladen BC,Cupul-Uicab LA,Longnecker MP

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Administrative or population health data sets (PHDS), such as birth and hospital discharge data, are used increasingly to evaluate maternity care. Use of PHDS requires reliable identification of diagnoses and procedures. The aim of this study was to determine the accuracy and reliability of the reporting of diagnoses ...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Roberts CL,Bell JC,Ford JB,Morris JM

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent data suggest that early-term births are associated with later respiratory morbidity (LRTI), and post-term births may decrease this risk. OBJECTIVES:The objective was to determine the impact of early-term, late-term, and post-term birth on hospital admission for LRTI up to the age of seven years. Addi...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Haataja P,Korhonen P,Ojala R,Hirvonen M,Korppi M,Gissler M,Luukkaala T,Tammela O

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been a trend over the past two decades in some Western countries for women to delay childbearing, a factor associated with an increased risk of perinatal mortality (stillbirth and neonatal death). While the rates of stillbirth and neonatal mortality have improved in some countries, it has not been establishe...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： O'Leary CM,Bower C,Knuiman M,Stanley FJ

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies using vital records-based maternal weight data have become more common, but the validity of these data is uncertain. METHODS:We evaluated the accuracy of prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) and gestational weight gain (GWG) reported on birth certificates using medical record data in 1204 births at a ...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Bodnar LM,Abrams B,Bertolet M,Gernand AD,Parisi SM,Himes KP,Lash TL

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Including twins in randomised trials leads to non-independence or clustering in the data. Clustering has important implications for sample size calculations, yet few trials take this into account. Estimates of the intracluster correlation coefficient (ICC), or the correlation between outcomes of twins, are n...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Yelland LN,Sullivan TR,Collins CT,Price DJ,McPhee AJ,Lee KJ

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of neural tube defects was monitored among all live- and still-births delivered between June 1986 and July 1988. In all there were 19,115 total births. The incidence of neural tube defects (NTD) was 1.9 per 1000 among those whose conception time was prior to May 1986. However, in conceptions occurring in...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Caglayan S,Kayhan B,Menteşoğlu S,Aksit S

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A secular trend towards earlier puberty has been observed in girls, while a similar trend has been more uncertain in boys. We estimated current ages at pubertal development in both boys and girls. METHODS:In this population-based cohort study, 14 759 of 22 439 invited boys and girls born from 2000 to 2003 i...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Brix N,Ernst A,Lauridsen LLB,Parner E,Støvring H,Olsen J,Henriksen TB,Ramlau-Hansen CH

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcium supplementation in mothers with low calcium intake has been of interest recently because of its association with optimal fetal growth and improved pre-eclampsia-related outcomes. While the effects of calcium supplementation have demonstrated benefits in prolonging gestation and subsequently improving birthweig...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Abalos E,Merialdi M,Wojdyla D,Carroli G,Campodónico L,Yao SE,Gonzalez R,Deter R,Villar J,Van Look P

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A population-based study was conducted using maternally-linked birth certificate records from Washington State for 1980-93 to evaluate the risk of birth defect occurrence among infants with previously affected siblings, relative to infants whose siblings did not have birth defects. The risks of recurrence of similar a...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Mueller BA,Schwartz SM

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Severe maternal morbidity (SMM) has increased in the United States by 45% in the last decade. While the recurrence of several adverse pregnancy outcomes from one pregnancy to the next has been established, the recurrence risk of SMM is unknown. OBJECTIVE:To determine whether women who have SMM in a first pr...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Bane S,Wall-Wieler E,Lyndon A,Carmichael SL

更新日期：2020-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:A nationwide cross-sectional survey covering the perinatal period was attempted throughout Greece for the 30 consecutive days of April 1983. It aimed to determine the perinatal mortality rate (PNMR) and the way it varied in the country in relation to underlying demographic, biological, socioeconomic and medical factor...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Tzoumaka-Bakoula C

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Preterm birth leads to an estimated 35% of neonatal deaths worldwide. Our study analyses neonatal mortality risks among preterm births in rural Bangladesh. METHODS:Trained community health workers (CHW) prospectively collected data between June 2007 and September 2009. RESULTS:Among 32 126 livebirths, 22.3...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Shah R,Mullany LC,Darmstadt GL,Talukder RR,Rahman SM,Mannan I,Arifeen SE,Baqui AH,ProjAHNMo Study Group in Bangladesh.

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To investigate the association between maternal country of birth and father's origin and unplanned and planned caesarean birth in Sweden. METHODS:Population-based register study including all singleton births in Sweden between 1999 and 2012 (n = 1 311 885). Multinomial regression was conducted to estimate o...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Juárez SP,Small R,Hjern A,Schytt E

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been suggested that a birthweight limit of 2.5 kg should not be regarded as valid for all populations as the cut-off point of low-weight births because of demographic, genetic and environmental differences. Countries often choose alternative cut-off values for low birthweight for clinical purposes. Bangladesh a...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Ullah A,Barman A,Haque J,Khanum M,Bari I

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are relatively few studies on the association between environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) during pregnancy and childhood, and cancer in childhood, adolescence or adulthood. The associations between maternal smoking during pregnancy and childhood cancer have been studied intensively, but there is no clear associati...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Trédaniel J,Boffetta P,Little J,Saracci R,Hirsch A

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preterm delivery (PTD) complicates as many as 10% of pregnancies in the United States. Moreover, prematurity accounts for more than 70% of the consequent neonatal and infantile morbidity and mortality. Serious long-term complications include cerebral palsy, respiratory disease, blindness and deafness. Despite substant...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Dizon-Townson DS

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00