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Choosing the types of biological sample to collect in longitudinal birth cohort studies
Author(s) -
Jones Richard,
Golding Jean
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
paediatric and perinatal epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.667
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1365-3016
pISSN - 0269-5022
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2008.01000.x
Subject(s) - medicine , longitudinal study , cohort , cohort study , pregnancy , variety (cybernetics) , sample (material) , longitudinal data , sample size determination , demography , obstetrics , statistics , pathology , biology , genetics , chemistry , mathematics , chromatography , sociology
There are a variety of biological samples that can be collected from participants in longitudinal studies. Here we outline those that are particularly useful in longitudinal birth cohort studies starting in pregnancy, and discuss their advantages and disadvantages.