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The Development of Children in a Swedish Urban Community. A Prospective Longitudinal Study
Author(s) -
KARLBERG PETTER,
KLACKENBERG GUNNAR,
KLACKENBERGLARSSON INGRID,
LICHTENSTEIN HENRIK,
STENSSON JAN,
SVENNBERG INGA
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1968.tb06039.x
Subject(s) - representativeness heuristic , medicine , longitudinal study , urban community , prospective cohort study , gerontology , environmental health , surgery , pathology , psychology , social psychology
Summary The first Swedish prospective, longitudinal investigation into the development of children in a Swedish urban community‐is presented. Its aims, design and recruiting procedure are described, and the representativeness of the material obtained is discussed. The investigation forms a link in an internationally coordinated study.