IJE Advance Access published online on September 9, 2005
International Journal of Epidemiology, doi:10.1093/ije/dyi183
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1 Centre for Paediatric Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Child Health, 30 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1EH, UK
* To whom correspondence should be addressed.
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Cohort profile: 1958 British birth cohort (National Child Development Study)
2 Centre for Longitudinal Studies, Institute of Education, Bedford group, 20 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AL, UK
Chris Power, E-mail: C.Power{at}ich.ucl.ac.uk
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