Cohort studies around the world: Methodologies, research questions and integration to address the emerging global epidemic of chronic diseases

Public Health

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 202-205

  Nair, H ^a,b   Shu, X O ^c   Volmink, J ^d   Romieu, I ^e   Spiegelman, D ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATION OF INDIA   (India)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

^e INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^f HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING WORLD; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH RISK; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; LIFESTYLE; RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EPIDEMIC; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; EPIDEMICS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; RESEARCH DESIGN; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84858155580     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2011.12.013     Document Type: Article

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