Hokkaido birth cohort study on environment and children's health: cohort profile 2021.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Hokkaido Study on Environment and Children's Health is an ongoing study consisting of two birth cohorts of different population sizes: the Sapporo cohort and the Hokkaido cohort. Our primary objectives are to (1) examine the effects that low-level environmental chemical exposures have on birth outcomes, including birth defects and growth retardation; (2) follow the development of allergies, infectious diseases, and neurobehavioral developmental disorders, as well as perform a longitudinal observation of child development; (3) identify high-risk groups based on genetic susceptibility to environmental chemicals; and (4) identify the additive effects of various chemicals, including tobacco.

Methods

The purpose of this report is to provide an update on the progres

SUBMITTER: Kishi R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8141139 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature