title: Cardiovascular disease and diabetes in the Northern Sweden Health and Disease Study Cohort - evaluation of risk factors and their interactions.
abstract: The purpose of this paper is, first, to describe the organization, sampling procedures, availability of samples/database, ethical considerations, and quality control program of the Northern Sweden Health and Disease Study Cohort. Secondly, some examples are given of studies on cardiovascular disease and diabetes with a focus on the biomarker programme. The cohort has been positioned as a national and international resource for scientific research.
authors.affiliation: Nutritional Research, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University Hospital, Umeå, Sweden. goran.hallmans@nutrires.umu.se
authors.forename: Göran
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hallmans
authors.forename: Asa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Agren
authors.forename: Gerd
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Johansson
authors.forename: Anders
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Johansson
authors.forename: Birgitta
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Stegmayr
authors.forename: Jan-Håkan
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Jansson
authors.forename: Bernt
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lindahl
authors.forename: Olle
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Rolandsson
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Söderberg
authors.forename: Mats
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nilsson
authors.forename: Ingegerd
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Johansson
authors.forename: Lars
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Weinehall
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology