BMC Public Health

official impact factor 2.36

Open Access Study protocol

The challenge of comprehensively mapping children's health in a nation-wide health survey: Design of the German KiGGS-Study

Bärbel-Maria Kurth1*, Panagiotis Kamtsiuris1, Heike Hölling1, Martin Schlaud1, Rüdiger Dölle1, Ute Ellert1, Heidrun Kahl1, Hiltraud Knopf1, Michael Lange1, Gert BM Mensink1, Hannelore Neuhauser1, Angelika S Rosario1, Christa Scheidt-Nave1, Liane Schenk2, Robert Schlack1, Heribert Stolzenberg1, Michael Thamm1, Wulf Thierfelder1 and Ute Wolf1

Author Affiliations

1 Department of Epidemiology and Health Reporting, Robert Koch Institute, Seestraße 10, 13353 Berlin, Germany

2 Charité Center 1 for Health and Human Sciences, Institute of Medical Sociology, Thielallee 47, 14195 Berlin, Germany

For all author emails, please log on.

BMC Public Health 2008, 8:196 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-8-196

Published: 4 June 2008

Additional files

Additional file 1:

The Computer-assisted Personal Interview (CAPI). The Computer-assisted Personal Interview (CAPI).

Format: DOC Size: 47KB Download file

This file can be viewed with: Microsoft Word Viewer

Open Data

Additional file 2:

Laboratory measurements concerning the topics „Nutrient Deficiencies”, „Disease Indicators” and "Risk Factors associated with Non-Communicable Diseases". Laboratory measurements concerning the topics „Nutrient Deficiencies”, „Disease Indicators” and "Risk Factors associated with Non-Communicable Diseases".

Format: DOC Size: 72KB Download file

This file can be viewed with: Microsoft Word Viewer

Open Data

Additional file 3:

Laboratory parameters concerning „Seroprevalence and Immunization Status“. Laboratory parameters concerning „Seroprevalence and Immunization Status“.

Format: DOC Size: 44KB Download file

This file can be viewed with: Microsoft Word Viewer

Open Data