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Cohort profile: The Chikwawa lung health cohort; a population-based observational non-communicable respiratory disease study in Malawi

2020-04-22

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<h4>Purpose</h4> The Chikwawa lung health cohort was established in rural Malawi in 2014 to prospectively determine the prevalence and causes of lung disease amongst the general population of adults living in a low-income rural setting in Sub-Saharan Africa. <h4>Participants</h4> A total of 1481 participants were randomly identified and recruited in 2014 for the baseline study. We collected data on demographic, so...

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DOI: 10.1101/2020.04.16.20068643

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