title: Cohorts and life cycle analyses: why are they important?
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brasil.
authors.forename: Bernardo Lessa
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Horta
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brasil.
authors.forename: Fernando C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Wehrmeister
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000401:mortality*; D006801:Humans; D064890:Social Determinants of Health; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors