Comparison of Sociodemographic and Health-Related Characteristics of UK Biobank Participants With Those of the General Population

The UK Biobank cohort is a population-based cohort of 500,000 participants recruited in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2006 and 2010. Approximately 9.2 million individuals aged 40-69 years who lived within 25 miles (40 km) of one of 22 assessment centers in England, Wales, and Scotland were invited...

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Published in:	American journal of epidemiology Vol. 186; no. 9; p. 1026
Main Authors:	Fry, Anna, Littlejohns, Thomas J, Sudlow, Cathie, Doherty, Nicola, Adamska, Ligia, Sprosen, Tim, Collins, Rory, Allen, Naomi E
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.11.2017
Subjects:	Adult Aged Biological Specimen Banks - statistics & numerical data Cause of Death Female Healthy Volunteers - statistics & numerical data Humans Incidence Life Style Male Middle Aged Neoplasms - epidemiology Prospective Studies Selection Bias Self Report Social Class United Kingdom - epidemiology mortality sociodemographic characteristics cancer UK Biobank representativeness lifestyle
ISSN:	1476-6256, 1476-6256
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