LifeGene - A large prospective population-based study of global relevance

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 67-77

  Almqvist, Catarina ^a,b   Adami, Hans Olov ^a,c   Franks, Paul W ^d,e   Groop, Leif ^f   Ingelsson, Erik ^a   Kere, Juha ^a   Lissner, Lauren ^g   Litton, Jan Eric ^a   Maeurer, Markus ^a,h   Michaëlsson, Karl ⁱ   Palmgren, Juni ^a,j   Pershagen, Göran ^a   Ploner, Alexander ^a   Sullivan, Patrick F ^k   Tybring, Gunnel ^a   Pedersen, Nancy L ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^f LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^g UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^h SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

ⁱ UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^j STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^k UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Author keywords

Biobank; Cohort study; Epidemiology; Population genetics; Prospective study; Questionnaires

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; FATHER; FOLLOW UP; HOUSEHOLD; INTERNET; LIFE EVENT; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOTHER; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE; RESEARCH SUBJECT; SAMPLE SIZE; SAMPLING; SPOUSE; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79151483327     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-010-9521-x     Document Type: Article

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