Iran - Golestan Cohort Study 2004-2008 - Teheran University of Medical Sciences
General Info
Original or alternative title
GCS
Coverage type
Subnational
Time period covered
January, 2004 - December, 2008
Data type
Survey:
Household - Individual - Interview - Nationally representative
Summary
The Golestan Cohort Study conducted from 2004-2008 investigated risk factors for esophaegeal cancer and associated sociodemographic characteristics, established banks of biospecimen samples, and create a framework for future population-based studies. The study enrolled 50,045 participants between the ages of 40 to 75 years. Data were collected through questionnaires, physical examination, and biological samples including blood, urine, hair, and nail samples.
Keywords
Adult mortality, Alcohol use, Analgesics, Anthropometry, Assets, Blood pressure, Blood tests, Body mass index, COPD, Cancers, Chronic kidney diseases, Cirrhosis of the liver, Cohort study, Cooking fuels, Dairy products, Diabetes, Diarrhea, Education, Electricity, Employment, Ethnicity, Family size, Fish, Fruits, Heart disease, Height, Household air pollution, Household heat, Housing materials, Hypertension, ICD-10, Incidence, Infectious diseases, Ischemic heart disease, Jaundice, Literacy, Malaria, Marital status, Meat, Medicines, Milk, Mortality, Occupations, Opioid use disorders, Oral hygiene, Physical activity, Race, Refrigeration, Rheumatic heart disease, Starchy vegetables, Stroke, Tobacco smoking, Transportation, Tuberculosis, Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers, Unemployment, Urinary diseases, Vegetables, Water supply, Weight, Weight change
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Suggested citation
International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), National Cancer Institute (NCI) (United States), Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Iran - Golestan Cohort Study 2004-2008 - Teheran University of Medical Sciences.