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SUBMITTER: Goncalves H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4121560 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gonçalves Helen H Assunção Maria Cf MC Wehrmeister Fernando C FC Oliveira Isabel O IO Barros Fernando C FC Victora Cesar G CG Hallal Pedro C PC Menezes Ana Mb AM
International journal of epidemiology 20140411 4
In this paper we update the profile of the 1993 Pelotas (Brazil) Birth Cohort Study, with emphasis on a shift of priority from maternal and child health research topics to four main categories of outcome variables, collected throughout adolescence: (i) mental health; (ii) body composition; (iii) risk factors for non-communicable diseases (NCDs); (iv) human capital. We were able to trace 81.3% (n = 4106) of the original cohort at 18 years of age. For the first time, the 18-years visit took place ...[more]