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Cohort Profiles
The European Journal of Epidemiology publishes regularly contributions on new cohorts or other new studies. The articles focus on the design and methodological aspects of these new studies, as well as on the baseline data-collection. Here is a collection of these Cohort Profiles.
All articles undergo a single blind peer review process with 2 reviewers. The decision on acceptance of an article is made by the Editor-in-Chief.
Articles (37 in this collection)
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The Rotterdam Study. Design update and major findings between 2020 and 2024
Authors (first, second and last of 18)
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Cohort profile: the China surgery and anesthesia cohort (CSAC)
Authors (first, second and last of 17)
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The pregnancy research on inflammation, nutrition, & city environment: systematic analyses study (PRINCESA) cohort, 2009–2015
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
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Profile of the multicenter cohort of the German Cancer Consortium’s Clinical Communication Platform
Authors (first, second and last of 67)
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Multi-source data approach for personalized outcome prediction in lung cancer screening: update from the NELSON trial
Authors (first, second and last of 21)
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Framework and baseline examination of the German National Cohort (NAKO)
Authors (first, second and last of 130)
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The PROactive cohort study: rationale, design, and study procedures
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
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The German National Pandemic Cohort Network (NAPKON): rationale, study design and baseline characteristics
Authors (first, second and last of 76)
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The diverse life-course cohort (DLCC): protocol of a large-scale prospective study in China
Authors (first, second and last of 24)
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Proteomics and Population Biology in the Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS): design of a study with mentored access and active data sharing
Authors (first, second and last of 38)
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Cohort Profile Update: the China Metal-Exposed workers Cohort Study (Jinchang Cohort)
Authors (first, second and last of 26)
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Statistical Analysis in the German National Cohort (NAKO) – Specific Aspects and General Recommendations
Authors (first, second and last of 21)
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The nationwide Finnish anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation (FinACAF): study rationale, design, and patient characteristics
Authors (first, second and last of 11)
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Cohort profile and representativeness of participants in the Diet, Cancer and Health—Next Generations cohort study
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
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Cardiovascular risk factors, living and ageing in Halle: the CARLA study
Authors (first, second and last of 18)
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Rationale, design and population description of the CREDENCE study: cardiovascular risk equations for diabetes patients from New Zealand and Chinese electronic health records
Authors (first, second and last of 13)
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Immune age and biological age as determinants of vaccine responsiveness among elderly populations: the Human Immunomics Initiative research program
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
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Design, implementation and initial findings of COVID-19 research in the Rotterdam Study: leveraging existing infrastructure for population-based investigations on an emerging disease
Authors (first, second and last of 15)
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The iBerry study: a longitudinal cohort study of adolescents at high risk of psychopathology
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
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The transplant cohort of the German center for infection research (DZIF Tx-Cohort): study design and baseline characteristics
Authors (first, second and last of 15)
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The Xi’an longitudinal mother–child cohort study: design, study population and methods
Authors (first, second and last of 11)
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Design and overview of the Origins of Alzheimer’s Disease Across the Life course (ORACLE) study
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
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Cohort profile: Singapore Preconception Study of Long-Term Maternal and Child Outcomes (S-PRESTO)
Authors (first, second and last of 102)
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The Malmö Offspring Study (MOS): design, methods and first results
Authors (first, second and last of 15)
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Objectives, design and main findings until 2020 from the Rotterdam Study
Authors (first, second and last of 17)
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Lifelines NEXT: a prospective birth cohort adding the next generation to the three-generation Lifelines cohort study
Authors (first, second and last of 15)
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The Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam: cohort update 2019 and additional data collections
Authors (first, second and last of 13)
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Early imaging biomarkers of lung cancer, COPD and coronary artery disease in the general population: rationale and design of the ImaLife (Imaging in Lifelines) Study
Authors (first, second and last of 20)
