title: Cohort Profile: the Swiss National Cohort--a longitudinal study of 6.8 million people.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM), University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bopp
authors.forename: Adrian
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Spoerri
authors.forename: Marcel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zwahlen
authors.forename: Felix
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gutzwiller
authors.forename: Fred
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Paccaud
authors.forename: Charlotte
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Braun-Fahrländer
authors.forename: André
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rougemont
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Egger
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008498:Medical Record Linkage; D008875:Middle Aged; D009026:Mortality; D012107:Research Design; D012111:Residence Characteristics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013557:Switzerland / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult