UK Biobank: An Open Access Resource for Identifying the Causes of a Wide Range of Complex Diseases of Middle and Old Age

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Cathie Sudlow and colleagues describe the UK Biobank, a large population-based prospective study, established to allow investigation of the genetic and non-genetic determinants of the diseases of middle and old age.

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BiobankBiorepositoryMedicinePopulationGerontologyDemographyEnvironmental healthBioinformaticsBiology

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Year: 2015
Type: article
Volume: 12
Issue: 3
Pages: e1001779-e1001779
Citations: 11893
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                                    Cathie Sudlow, 
                                
                                    John Gallacher, 
                                
                                    Naomi E. Allen
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2015). 
                            UK Biobank: An Open Access Resource for Identifying the Causes of a Wide Range of Complex Diseases of Middle and Old Age. 
                            PLoS Medicine
                            , 12
                            (3)
                            , e1001779-e1001779.
                            https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001779
                        

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001779