Cooperative health research in the Region of Augsburg
Initiatives
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KORA serves numerous research groups as a basis for population-based epidemiological studies on various topics such as diabetes, cardio-vascular and lung diseases and environmental issues.
- Start Year
- 1984
- Funding
- Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health.
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Design
- Study design
- Population cohort
- Follow Up
- Since 1984, there have been four waves of initial examinations conducted at five-year intervals.
- Supplementary Information
- https://epi.helmholtz-muenchen.de/
Marker Paper
Holle R, Happich M, Löwel H, Wichmann HE; MONICA/KORA Study Group. KORA--a research platform for population based health research. Gesundheitswesen. 2005 Aug;67 Suppl 1:S19-25. Review.
PUBMED 16032513
Recruitment
- Sources of Recruitment
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- Individuals
Number of participants
- Number of participants
- 18,000
- Number of participants with biosamples
- Supplementary Information
- Random sample of all 25- to 74-year-olds in the Augsburg region.
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Availability of access information
On the study website : https://www.helmholtz-muenchen.de/en/kora/about...