title: Cohort profile: the consortium of health-orientated research in transitioning societies.
authors.affiliation: Human Sciences Research Council and the Birth to Twenty Research Programme, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. lrichter@hsrc.ac.za
authors.forename: Linda M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Richter
authors.forename: Cesar G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Victora
authors.forename: Pedro C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Hallal
authors.forename: Linda S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Adair
authors.forename: Santosh K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Bhargava
authors.forename: Caroline Hd
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Fall
authors.forename: Nanette
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Reynaldo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Martorell
authors.forename: Shane A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Norris
authors.forename: Harshpal S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Sachdev
authors.forename: Aryeh D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Stein
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001835:Body Weight; D001942:Breast Feeding / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003906:Developing Countries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006306:Health Surveys / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007391:International Cooperation; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors