title: Cohort Profile: the Chennai prospective study of mortality among 500,000 adults in Tamil Nadu, South India.
authors.affiliation: Epidemiological Research Center, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. gajaerc@gmail.com
authors.forename: Vendhan
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gajalakshmi
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Peto
authors.forename: Vendhan Chiruvai
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Kanimozhi
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Whitlock
authors.forename: Dasarathi
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Veeramani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000401:mortality; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000401:mortality; D008297:Male; D009026:Mortality / Q000639:trends*; D009765:Obesity / Q000401:mortality; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000401:mortality