Cohort profile: The Tasmanian Longitudinal Health STUDY (TAHS)

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 407-408I

  Matheson, Melanie C ^a,b   Abramson, Michael J ^c   Allen, Katrina ^a,b,d   Benke, Geza ^c   Burgess, John A ^a   Dowty, James G ^a   Erbas, Bircan ^e   Feather, Iain H ^f,g   Frith, Peter A ^h   Giles, Graham G ^a,c,i   Gurrin, Lyle C ^a,b   Hamilton, Garun S ^c,j   Hopper, John L ^a   James, Alan L ^k,l   Jenkins, Mark A ^a   Johns, David P ^m   Lodge, Caroline J ^a,b   Lowe, Adrian J ^a,b   Markos, James ⁿ   Morrison, Stephen C ^o   Perret, Jennifer L ^a,p,q   Southey, Melissa C ^r   Thomas, Paul S ^s   Thompson, Bruce R ^t   Wood Baker, Richard ^m   Walters, Eugene Haydn ^m,u   Dharmage, Shyamali C ^a,b   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f GOLD COAST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^g BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^h FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

ⁱ CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTRE   (Australia)

^j SOUTHERN HEALTH   (Australia)

^k SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^l UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^m UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

ⁿ LAUNCESTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^o UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^p AUSTIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^q INSTITUTE FOR BREATHING AND SLEEP   (Australia)

^r UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^s UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^t ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^u UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (Australia)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT;

ASTHMA; CHILD HEALTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; SYMPTOM;

COHORT ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; GENETIC RESOURCE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SIBLING; TASMANIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL; ASTHMA; CHILD; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHINITIS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS; YOUNG ADULT;

AUSTRALIA; TASMANIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; CHILD; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHINITIS; TASMANIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85032038121     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyw028     Document Type: Review

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