title: What makes UK Biobank special?
authors.affiliation: UK Biobank, Adswood, Stockport SK3 0SA, UK. ukbiobank@ukbiobank.ac.uk
authors.forename: Rory
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Collins
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D018070:Biological Specimen Banks / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D019992:Databases as Topic; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009313:National Health Programs; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D057170:Translational Research, Biomedical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom