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Zimbabwe Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiological Study

General Info

Original or alternative title 
PURE
Geography 
Zimbabwe (ZWE)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
January, 2002 - present
Series or system 
Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiological Study (PURE)
Data type
Survey: Longitudinal
Summary 

The PURE study is a 10-year cohort study which seeks to assess the effects of urbanization on health outcomes, particularly obesity, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes.

Keywords 
Cardiovascular and circulatory diseases, Cohort study, Diabetes, Obesity

Citation

Contributors 
Population Health Research Institute (PHRI)
McMaster University (Canada)
Hamilton Health Sciences
Suggested citation 
Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University (Canada), Population Health Research Institute (PHRI). Zimbabwe Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiological Study.
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