China Kadoorie Biobank of 0.5 million people: survey methods, baseline characteristics and long-term follow-up

Chen, Zhengming; Chen, J.; Collins, Rory; Guo, Yongxian; Peto, Richard; Wu, Fan; Li, Lin; behalf of the China Kadoorie Biobank (CKB) collaborative group, on

doi:10.1093/ije/dyr120

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China Kadoorie Biobank of 0.5 million people: survey methods, baseline characteristics and long-term follow-up

Published in International Journal of Epidemiology • Sep 21, 2011

Authors:

Zhengming Chen

J. Chen

Rory Collins

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Large blood-based prospective studies can provide reliable assessment of the complex interplay of lifestyle, environmental and genetic factors as determinants of chronic disease. METHODS: The baseline survey of the China Kadoorie Biobank took place during 2004-08 in 10 geographically def...

Subject

Biobank

Medicine

Demography

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