The Porto Alegre Early Life Nutrition and Health Study

Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia

Feldens, Carlos Alberto¹  Chaffee, Benjamin Wilk²  Vítolo, Márcia Regina³ 

[1]Universidade Luterana do Brasil, Canoas, Brazil

[2]University of California, Berkeley, United States of America

[3]Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil

关键词: Child;    preschool;    Feeding behavior;    Dental caries;    Cohort studies;    Child;    Intervention;   

DOI  :  10.1590/1809-4503201400040018

学科分类：过敏症与临床免疫学

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Early childhood caries is a persistent worldwide problem. The etiologic contribution of feeding practices has been less frequently investigated in prospective studies of young children. The Porto Alegre Early Life Nutrition and Health Study has followed a birth cohort of 715 mother-child pairs, recruited from municipal health centers, originally involved in a cluster-randomized controlled trial of healthcare worker training. The birth cohort links prospectively collected socio-demographic, infant feeding, and general and oral health information. To date, oral health data, including caries status and oral health-related quality of life, have been collected for 458 children at the age of 2-3 years. Studies are underway to investigate possible determinants and consequences of oral health among these children.

【 授权许可】

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