- Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children
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The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children, also known as Children of the 90s and formerly the Avon Longitudinal Study of Pregnancy and Childhood, is a cohort study of children born in the former county of Avon, England during 1991 and 1992.[1] It is used by researchers in health, education and other social science disciplines.
The study is hosted at the University of Bristol and was initially led by Jean Golding and is now directed by George Davey Smith.[2] The initial recruits were 14,000 pregnant women with estimated dates of delivery between April 1991 and December 1992.
Notes
- ^ http://www.bristol.ac.uk/alspac/ ALSPAC website, accessed 24 February 2010
- ^ http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Achievements-and-Impact/Initiatives/UK-biomedical-science/ALSPAC/index.htm Wellcome Trust page on ALSPAC, accessed 24 February 2010
Further reading
- Golding, J.; Pembrey, M.; Jones, R. (Jan 2001). "ALSPAC--the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children. I. Study methodology.". Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 15 (1): 74–87. PMID 11237119.
- Golding, J. (Sep 1990). "Children of the nineties. A longitudinal study of pregnancy and childhood based on the population of Avon (ALSPAC).". West Engl Med J 105 (3): 80–2. PMID 2093354.
- Golding, J. (Nov 2004). "The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC)--study design and collaborative opportunities.". European Journal of Endocrinology 151 Suppl 3: U119-23. PMID 15554896.
- Pembrey, M. (Nov 2004). "The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC): a resource for genetic epidemiology.". European Journal of Endocrinology 151 Suppl 3: U125-9. PMID 15554897.
- Ness, AR. (Nov 2004). "The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC)--a resource for the study of the environmental determinants of childhood obesity.". European Journal of Endocrinology 151 Suppl 3: U141-9. PMID 15554899.
- Golding, Jean; Steer, Colin (2009). "How many subjects are needed in a longitudinal birth cohort study?". Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology 23: 31–38. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3016.2008.00997.x. ISSN 02695022.
- Mumford, SE. (Sep 1999). "Children of the 90s: ethical guidance for a longitudinal study.". Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 81 (2): F146-51. PMID 10448187.
- Mumford, SE. (Nov 1999). "Children of the 90s II: challenges for the ethics and law committee.". Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 81 (3): F228-31. PMID 10525030.
- Gibbons, Susan M.C.; Kaye, Jane; Smart, Andrew; Heeney, Catherine; Parker, Michael (2007). "Governing Genetic Databases: Challenges Facing Research Regulation and Practice". Journal of Law and Society 34 (2): 163–189. doi:10.1111/j.1467-6478.2007.00387.x. ISSN 0263-323X.
- Alexander G. Haslberger (15 November 2009). Epigenetics and Human Health: Linking Hereditary, Environmental and Nutritional Aspects. Wiley-VCH. p. 68. ISBN 978-3-527-32427-9. http://books.google.com/books?id=QtdAB75HKQgC&pg=PA68. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- Birmingham, Karen; Furmston, Michael (24 November 2006). "Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents And Children (ALSPAC): Ethical Process". In Jennifer Gunning and Søren Holm. Ethics, law, and society. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. pp. 65–74. ISBN 978-0-7546-4881-9. http://books.google.com/books?id=WkQOEAmzMC4C&pg=PA66. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- Williamson, Emma; Goodenough, Trudy; Kent, Julie; Ashcroft, Richard (7 May 2004). "Children's participation in genetic epidemiology: Consent and control". In Oonagh Corrigan, Richard Tutton. Genetic databases: socio-ethical issues in the collection and use of DNA. Routledge. pp. 140–159. ISBN 978-0-415-31680-4. http://books.google.com/books?id=DhUzqorI2L4C&pg=PA141. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- Marie Smyth; Emma Williamson (13 October 2004). Researchers and their "subjects": ethics, power, knowledge, and consent. Policy Press. pp. 56–. ISBN 978-1-86134-515-8. http://books.google.com/books?id=v8jaAAAAMAAJ. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- Andrew Bainham; Cambridge Socio-Legal Group (7 September 2003). Children and their families: contact, rights and welfare. Hart Publishing. pp. 17–. ISBN 978-1-84113-253-2. http://books.google.com/books?id=cvmUtNipPbkC&pg=PA17. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
External links
- http://www.bristol.ac.uk/alspac/ Website of the study
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