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International Journal of Epidemiology 2004 33(6):1172-1173; doi:10.1093/ije/dyh318
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IJE vol.33 no.6 © International Epidemiological Association 2004; all rights reserved.

Editorial

Collaboration is needed to co-ordinate European birth cohort studies

Manolis Kogevinas1, Anne-Marie Nybo Andersen2 and Jorn Olsen3

1 Municipal Institute of Medical Research (IMIM), Barcelona, Spain
2 National Institute of Public Health, Copenhagen, Denmark
3 The Danish Epidemiology Science Centre, Aarhus, Denmark

Correspondence: Manolis Kogevinas, Respiratory and Environmental Health Research Unit, Municipal Institute of Medical Research (IMIM), 80 Dr Aiguader Rd, Barcelona 08003, Spain. E-mail: kogevinas@imim.es

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Epidemiological research shows that disease aetiology often has to be evaluated with a life-course perspective,1 starting as close to the time of conception as possible2 and, furthermore, that genetic predisposition, environmental exposures, and social context have to be considered simultaneously.

Several birth cohorts have been established in Europe in the last decades and more are being planned. In total, the established birth cohorts encompass approximately 300 000 children and their parents. There are at least three reasons why these cohorts should work closely together and facilitate the use of these data on a collaborative basis. The first and most obvious reason is to increase statistical power. The second is efficient design since a large study population in many countries will allow selective sampling by exposure . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Birth cohorts in the EU: fait accompli

Why should we collaborate? Statistical power

Why should we collaborate? Efficient design: sampling from the EU population

Why should we collaborate? Replication of findings

How could we achieve collaboration: a virtual European mega birth cohort


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