Rationales, design and recruitment of the Taizhou Longitudinal Study

<p/> <p>Background</p> <p>Rapid economic growth in China in the past decades has been accompanied by dramatic changes in lifestyle and environmental exposures. The burdens of non-communicable diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and cancer, have also increased...

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Main Authors: Lu Daru, Li Shilin, Yang Yajun, Qian Ji, Lu Ming, Wang Xiaofeng, Yu Shunzhang, Meng Wei, Ye Weimin, Jin Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-07-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/9/223