title: Merging and emerging cohorts: not worth the wait.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA. walter.willett@channing.harvard.edu
authors.forename: Walter C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Willett
authors.forename: William J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Blot
authors.forename: Graham A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Colditz
authors.forename: Aaron R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Folsom
authors.forename: Brian E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Henderson
authors.forename: Meir J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Stampfer
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D018070:Biological Specimen Banks; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D004777:Environment; D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D005826:Genetics, Medical / Q000379:methods*; D006306:Health Surveys; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics; D044469:Racial Groups / Q000235:genetics; D018401:Sample Size; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D004247:DNA