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Cohort profile: LifeLines DEEP, a prospective, general population cohort study in the northern Netherlands: study design and baseline characteristics.
BMJ open - 28 Aug 2015
Tigchelaar Ettje F, Zhernakova Alexandra, Dekens Jackie A M, Hermes Gerben, Baranska Agnieszka, Mujagic Zlatan, Swertz Morris A, Muñoz Angélica M, Deelen Patrick, Cénit Maria C, Franke Lude, Scholtens Salome, Stolk Ronald P, Wijmenga Cisca, Feskens Edith J M
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PURPOSE: There is a critical need for population-based prospective cohort studies because they follow individuals before the onset of disease, allowing for studies that can identify biomarkers and disease-modifying effects, and thereby contributing to systems epidemiology. PARTICIPANTS: This pape...
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