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Link now disambiguated. Itsmejudith (talk) 14:17, 24 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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As of September 2011, the ALSPAC is one of my employers. Editing Wikipedia is not part of my job, and I've had no direction or incentive from the ALSPAC to edit this article, but as a Wikipedian I will be taking a natural interest in its quality. At present, the article is a stub, mostly drawn from ALSPAC's own published material. A great deal has been published about the project in peer-reviewed academic literature. I urge other editors to watch this page and to raise questions on this talk page if there is any doubt about the neutrality of my edits. Thanks in advance, MartinPoulter (talk) 14:56, 16 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Great. I'm watching and looking forward to your edits, will tweak or post here if the result isn't neutral. It's not difficult to keep an article like this neutral. I doubt if there is really any notable criticism, but if there is anything mentioning the project's limitations, then I'm sure you will add it. Itsmejudith (talk) 17:40, 16 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

References for improving this article[edit]

Moved out of the article:

Golding, Jean; Steer, Colin (2009). "How many subjects are needed in a longitudinal birth cohort study?". Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology. 23: 31–38. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3016.2008.00997.x. ISSN 0269-5022.
Mumford, SE. (1999). "Children of the 90s: ethical guidance for a longitudinal study". Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 81 (2): F146-51. PMID 10448187. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
Mumford, SE. (1999). "Children of the 90s II: challenges for the ethics and law committee". Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 81 (3): F228-31. PMID 10525030. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
Gibbons, Susan M.C.; Kaye, Jane; Smart, Andrew; Heeney, Catherine; Parker, Michael (2007). "Governing Genetic Databases: Challenges Facing Research Regulation and Practice". Journal of Law and Society. 34 (2): 163–189. doi:10.1111/j.1467-6478.2007.00387.x. ISSN 0263-323X.
Alexander G. Haslberger (15 November 2009). Epigenetics and Human Health: Linking Hereditary, Environmental and Nutritional Aspects. Wiley-VCH. p. 68. ISBN 978-3-527-32427-9. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
Birmingham, Karen; Furmston, Michael (24 November 2006). "Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents And Children (ALSPAC): Ethical Process". In Jennifer Gunning and Søren Holm (ed.). Ethics, law, and society. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. pp. 65–74. ISBN 978-0-7546-4881-9. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
Williamson, Emma; Goodenough, Trudy; Kent, Julie; Ashcroft, Richard (7 May 2004). "Children's participation in genetic epidemiology: Consent and control". In Oonagh Corrigan, Richard Tutton (ed.). Genetic databases: socio-ethical issues in the collection and use of DNA. Routledge. pp. 140–159. ISBN 978-0-415-31680-4. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
Marie Smyth; Emma Williamson (13 October 2004). Researchers and their "subjects": ethics, power, knowledge, and consent. Policy Press. pp. 56–. ISBN 978-1-86134-515-8. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
Andrew Bainham; Cambridge Socio-Legal Group (7 September 2003). Children and their families: contact, rights and welfare. Hart Publishing. pp. 17–. ISBN 978-1-84113-253-2. Retrieved 16 September 2011.

MartinPoulter (talk) 22:53, 14 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

And some more, that I've moved out of the article. These old references will be useful for a complete article, but aren't the best for a current overview of ALSPAC's history.

Golding, J.; Pembrey, M.; Jones, R. (2001). "ALSPAC-the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children. I. Study methodology". Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 15 (1): 74–87. PMID 11237119. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
Golding, J. (1990). "Children of the nineties. A longitudinal study of pregnancy and childhood based on the population of Avon (ALSPAC)". West Engl Med J. 105 (3): 80–2. PMID 2093354. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
Golding, J. (2004). "The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC)--study design and collaborative opportunities". European Journal of Endocrinology. 151 Suppl 3: U119-23. PMID 15554896. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
Pembrey, M. (2004). "The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC): a resource for genetic epidemiology". European Journal of Endocrinology. 151 Suppl 3: U125-9. PMID 15554897. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
Ness, AR. (2004). "The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC)--a resource for the study of the environmental determinants of childhood obesity". European Journal of Endocrinology. 151 Suppl 3: U141-9. PMID 15554899. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

MartinPoulter (talk) 15:31, 8 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]