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A prospective study of diet, lifestyle, and genetic factors and the risk of cancer in Khon Kaen Province, northeast Thailand: description of the cohort.
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP - 1 Jan 2000
Sriamporn Supannee, Parkin D M, Pisani P, Vatanasapt V, Suwanrungruang K, Kamsa-ard P, Pengsaa P, Kritpetcharat O, Pipitgool V, Vatanasapt P
Abstract excerpt
Cohort studies are the preferred design in observational epidemiology, but few involving the general population have been performed in Asia, and most concern affluent urban populations. The Khon Kaen study has recruited about 25,000 subjects, aged mainly 35-64, from villages in the relatively underdeveloped north-east of Thailand. All subjects underwent simple physical examination, completed an...
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