Abstract
Certain words, often used loosely in everyday language, have acquired a more precise meaning in epidemiology. As a contribution to this exchange between obstetricians, pediatricians, pathologists, and epidemiologists, we begin by defining some of these terms; next, we describe some concepts of risk basic to epidemiologic judgments; lastly, we introduce the terminology we have found useful in approaching neurodevelopmental disability. A fuller source for all this discussion, and one that includes the key references, is Susser et al. (1985).
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Freeman JM (ed) (1985) Prenatal and perinatal factors associated with brain disorders. USDHHS, April.
Hagberg B, Hagberg G, Olow I (1984) The changing panorama of cerebral palsy in Sweden. IV. Epidemiological trends 1959-1978. Acta Pediatr Scand 73: 433–440.
Miettinen OS (1974) Proportion of disease caused or prevented by a given exposure, trait or intervention. Am J Epidemiol 99: 325–332.
Paneth N, Kiely JL (1984) The frequency of cerebral palsy: review of population studies in industrialized nations since 1950. In: Stanley F, Alberman E (eds) Epidemiology of cerebral palsies. Spastics International Medical Publications, London, pp 46–56.
Susser M et al. (1985) Quantitative estimates of prenatal and perinatal risk factors for perinatal mortality, cerebral palsy, mental retardation and epilepsy. In: Freeman JM (ed) Prenatal and perinatal factors associated with brain disorders. USDHHS, pp 359-439.
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1988 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
About this paper
Cite this paper
Susser, M., Stein, Z. (1988). Definitions, Risks, and Indices. In: Kubli, F., Patel, N., Schmidt, W., Linderkamp, O. (eds) Perinatal Events and Brain Damage in Surviving Children. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-72850-1_1
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-72850-1_1
Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
Print ISBN: 978-3-642-72852-5
Online ISBN: 978-3-642-72850-1
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive